dismaying

/dɪsˈmeɪɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Causing a feeling of sudden disappointment, worry, or loss of courage.
    • The team's dismaying performance left fans frustrated.
    • It was dismaying to see how quickly the forest had burned.
    • The dismaying report showed that pollution levels had risen again.
verb
  1. Present participle of dismay: causing someone to feel sudden disappointment, worry, or loss of courage.
    • The constant delays are dismaying the passengers.
    • Her failure to improve is dismaying her coach.
    • The lack of progress is dismaying everyone involved.
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