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dismal

[ diz-muhl ]

adjective

  1. causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy:

    dismal weather.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful:

    Our team played a dismal game.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. Obsolete.
    1. disastrous; calamitous.
    2. unlucky; sinister.


noun

  1. Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.

dismal

/ ˈ»åɪ³ú³¾É™±ô /

adjective

  1. causing gloom or depression
  2. causing dismay or terror
  3. of poor quality or a low standard; feeble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å¾±²õ³¾²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ»å¾±²õ³¾²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õm²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • »å¾±²õm²¹±ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ »å¾±²õ·³¾²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dismal1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English dismale “unlucky time,†dismol day one of two days in each month considered unlucky (hence later taken as adjective), from Anglo-French dis mal, from Medieval Latin »å¾±Å§²õ malÄ«, literally, “evil daysâ€; diary ( def ), mal- ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dismal1

C13: from dismal (noun) list of 24 unlucky days in the year, from Medieval Latin »å¾±Å§²õ malÄ« bad days, from Latin »å¾±Å§²õ day + malus bad
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That would badly impact EU consumers, not only US industry, and it would worsen already dismal relations with the US.

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On this roster, the U.S. ranked a dismal 24th in 2024, behind Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and, indeed, Canada.

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At Henry’s school, a teacher swats down the boy’s interest in science in favor of ranting about his dismal salary.

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New head coach Charlotte Edwards will make England players "accountable" for their fitness following criticism during a dismal winter.

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How can a team packed with so many good players form such a dismal unit?

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