dismaying
adjective
uk/dɪˈsmeɪ.ɪŋ/us/dɪˈsmeɪ.ɪŋ/making youfeelunhappyanddisappointed:
令人不快的；使人气馁的；让人绝望的It is dismaying torealizehow manypeoplebelievetheselies.令人沮丧的是，意识到有多少人相信这些谎言。
Teenagesuicideshappenwith dismayingregularity.青少年自杀事件频频发生，令人震惊。
- This iswrong, and dismaying.
- It's dismaying tofindanerrorso early in thebook.
- Thelatestdevelopmentis dismaying forlocalresortsandbusinessowners.
Making people sad, shocked and upset
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
- bite
- haunt
- heartbreaker
- heartbreakingly
- hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
- horrify
- mess
- nerve
- sensitivity
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
- shattering
- shocker
- tear
- toxic