as in disconcerting
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as in discouraging
to lessen the courage or confidence of
the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started
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as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
parents who became increasingly dismayed by their son's foundering marriage
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Recent Examples of dismaying
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
This impersonality is all the more dismaying because the dramatic crux of the film is exceptionally effective.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
That was tested on the first day of field trials, when a bad capacitor—easily fixed—in one home’s HVAC triggered a surge of current that shut the entire system down with a loud and dismaying relay clunk.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2019
Indeed, the legendary King’s audible and visible decline in the final years of his touring career was a dismaying experience that tarnished his stellar reputation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
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Seeing such a disarming man with infamous smarm and charm lie and twist under questioning was dazzling and dismaying, even before the final hot mic moment.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
This impersonality is all the more dismaying because the dramatic crux of the film is exceptionally effective.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
That was tested on the first day of field trials, when a bad capacitor—easily fixed—in one home’s HVAC triggered a surge of current that shut the entire system down with a loud and dismaying relay clunk.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2019
Indeed, the legendary King’s audible and visible decline in the final years of his touring career was a dismaying experience that tarnished his stellar reputation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
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Lack of access can be discouraging to new collectors.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, for instance, is discouraging hiking and backcountry travel for the time being, while Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are temporarily closed.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recently officials announced the disturbing news that bird flu has infected a pig in Oregon, a troubling development that health experts say could mean a more transmissible and virulent virus.Seema Policepatil, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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What progress Israel has made, moreover, offers a troubling precedent for the lowering of moral standards in the pursuit of victory.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The hilarity of people worrying about toy safety/propriety is timeless.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Of course, the relationship could be less about the oil price itself and more about investors worrying over the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Israel.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Eliza Griswold 8 hours ago Prepare to Wait for the Pennsylvania Results Photograph by Shannon Stapleton / Reuters At 7 A.M. today, Pennsylvania’s election workers began the daunting task of processing more than 1.6 million mail-in ballots.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Golden State pulled away in the second half for a 104-89 victory in its last home game before heading on a daunting road trip that includes contests against the Celtics, Thunder and Cavaliers.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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The boy’s life is organized around distracting himself, especially since his mother (Jodie Whittaker) works long days and nights as a nurse.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
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Is the trend of sales taking a route that is bothering you?Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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In many cases, states have stopped bothering to make legal justifications at all, the Human Rights Committee report warned.Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
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In court, attorneys for the state also described a disturbing scene.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Here are two reasons behind these often disturbing experiences, according to research.Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Dismaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismaying. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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