dismal
adjective/ˈdɪzməl/
/ˈdɪzməl/
- causing or showing the feeling of being sad synonym gloomy, miserable
- dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
- Christmas will be dismal without the children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2- He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room.
- The place mirrored his own dismal mood.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (informal) not successful; of very low quality
- The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
- Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
- Last year's results were fairly dismal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.
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