dismal

Meanings

• adjective

  expressing or causing feelings of sadness, desolation, or despair

  - "The dismal weather made everyone feel sad."
  - "The dismal state of the economy led to widespread unemployment."

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Pronunciation

1. [ˈdɪzməɫ]
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dismal
hymnal , mural , natal , pastoral , primal

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Variants

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dismal , dismaler , dismalest , dismally , dismalness , dismalnesses , Dismal Swamp , Great Dismal Swamp

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'unpleasant or displeasing', dismal comes from the Old English word dismeal, which meant 'unpleasant, hateful, or loathsome'.

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Trivia

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1. The word dismal comes from the Old English word dismeal, which also meant 'unclean'.

2. The Dismal Swamp in Virginia was the site of the largest slave revolt in American history, the Gabriel Prosser Rebellion.

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Related Concepts

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1. mood: Dismal is a mood or atmosphere that is sad, desolate, or despairing.

2. depression: Dismal can refer to a state of depression or despair.

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Culture

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In literature, dismal is often used to describe a mood or atmosphere, as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' or Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'. It can also refer to a place, such as the Dismal Swamp in Virginia, which was notorious for its mosquitoes and other pests.

How to Memorize "dismal"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a rainy day with gray skies and sad people to remember the meaning of dismal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word dismal with sadness or despair to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'D is for Displeasing, M is for Mood, A is for Atmosphere' to remember the meaning of dismal.

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