dismal

adjective

/ˈdɪzməl/

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causing or showing the feeling of being sad synonym gloomy, miserable
- dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
- Christmas will be dismal without the children.
Extra Examples
- He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room.
- The place mirrored his own dismal mood.
Topics Weatherc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(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.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry

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’.

单词	dismal
释义	dismal adjective /ˈdɪzməl/ /ˈdɪzməl/ jump to other results causing or showing the feeling of being sad synonym gloomy, miserable dismal conditions/surroundings/weather Christmas will be dismal without the children. Extra Examples He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room. The place mirrored his own dismal mood. Topics Weatherc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (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. Topics Difficulty and failurec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry 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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