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What is another word for dismaying?

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Adjective

Causing concern and distress

Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

Upsetting in nature

Causing surprising negative emotions

Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

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Adjective

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Causing concern and distress

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

looking on the black side

ill-favored^US

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“The dismaying news of the rise in crime rates in our neighborhood has left us all feeling anxious and afraid.”

Adjective

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Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

unfavorable^US

gray^US

grey^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

too horrible for words

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Adjective

Upsetting in nature

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

Adjective

Causing surprising negative emotions

Verb

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Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

stressing

enervating

putting someone off their stroke

knocking the stuffing out of

making one's hair stand on end

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

giving someone the blues

ticking off

traumatising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

making someone scratch their head

stopping someone in their tracks

bowling over

taking the wind out of your sails

hurting somebody's feelings

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

scaring the bejesus out of

antagonising^UK

scaring the pants off

devastating

lying heavy on

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

putting the fear of God into

taking by surprise

electrifying

giving a hard time

throwing into a blue funk

dampening spirits

making unhappy

making one's blood run cold

causing to be at a stand

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

dampening the spirits of

shattering

making someone fed up

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

persecuting

making someone's hair stand on end

throwing off

putting out of countenance

pulling the rug from under

benumbing

putting someone off their stride

pulling the rug out from under

taking your breath away

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a panic

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening to death

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

dumping on

bringing tears to your eyes

sending over the edge

filling with loathing

breaking the heart of

knocking the wind out of

scaring the daylights out of

harshing one's mellow

giving someone a fright

tearing

goading

dunning

causing someone to lose their composure

fuddling

fearing

blinding someone with something

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

inciting

messing with one's head

balking^US

baulking^UK

shattering the illusions of

causing to lose heart

rubbing up the wrong way

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

upsetting the applecart

mixing up

setting someone thinking

harshing someone's mellow

hanging over

making desolate

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

tyrannizing^US

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

giving someone the hump

tyrannising^UK

casting a shadow over

chilling to the marrow

throwing into a fright

mispleasing

scaring someone half to death

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“Miss Bennet, you dismay me with your doubts!”

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