dismal

Meaning

Synonyms

dreary
C2
miserable
B2
bleak
C2
gloomy
C2
sad
A2
☹️
nasty
B1
horrible
B1
dark
A2
gaunt
32k
somber
C2
grim
C1
wretched
C1
meager
27k
abject
29k
cheerless
poor
A1
ghastly
C2
pitiful
C1
joyless
mournful
30k
depressing
C1
grisly
25k
blue
A2
sullen
30k
disconsolate
sombre
32k
unenviable
hideous
C1
trite
33k
commonplace
25k
dingy
32k
dim
C2
bad
A1
👎
obscure
C2
dull
B2
lugubrious
awful
B1
drear
dreadful
C1
drab
26k
dour
48k
black
A1
terrible
A2
despondent
39k
desolate
C2
depressed
B2
melancholic
26k
morose
41k
drearily
harsh
B2
Translations

tetro
triste
☹️
erbarmelijk
triste
☹️
melancólico
☹️
sombre
morne
schamel
somber
povero
naargeestig
lastimável
fosco
misérable
maussade
Frequency

22k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪzməl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
dismal
In summary

From Middle English dismal, dismale, from Anglo-Norman dismal, from Old French (li) dis mals (“(the) bad days”), from Medieval Latin diēs malī (“bad days”).

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