adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A state of dismay. archaic

   "My dismayings utterly consume me: / They encompass me like water: / They press wholly upon me every day."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dismay form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Disheartening; daunting.

Adjective

1. 1
   causing consternation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alarmingaffectingafflictiveappallingawingbaffling

Example

More examples

"My dismayings utterly consume me: / They encompass me like water: / They press wholly upon me every day."

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