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What does dismaying mean?

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  1. present participle of dismay
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These dismaying attacks constitute a challenge to the whole of the human community, a challenge we are now going to have to learn to take up.
What is dismaying is that the salary bill and the administrative costs go on rising, which means the size of the government continues to be unwieldy.
That's why it felt so dismaying when a major-label boy band was able to mobilise a highly organised fanbase to top the inaugural chart.
But to many of Jefferson's admirers the idea of this liaison is deeply dismaying.
The Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act is a surprising and dismaying alternative to what was recommended by the Pay Equity Task Force.
When one considers a genuine need for clear progressive legislation in this area, the carelessness of the Liberal government is dismaying.

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