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    dismal

    US /ˈdɪzməl/

    ・

    UK /ˈdɪzməl/

    B2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveBad in a sad and depressing way
    We lost the game. It was a dismal failure

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was  copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire,  

      a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was  copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire,  

    • The door of Scrooge's counting house was open that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters.

      The door of Scrooge's counting house was open that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters.

    B2

    HOW MY $100k FARM BUSINESS PLAN WORKED (real-time review)

    14:14HOW MY $100k FARM BUSINESS PLAN WORKED (real-time review)
    • and that was that the average age of an American farmer is 56 years old, which is dismal as consumers who rely on food for 3 meals a day.

      and that was that the average age of an American farmer is 56 years old, which is dismal as consumers who rely on food for 3 meals a day.

    • Number two was a statistic, and that was that the average age of an American farmer is 56 years old, which is dismal as consumers who rely on food for three meals a day.

      Number two was a statistic, and that was that the average age of an American farmer is 56 years old, which is dismal as consumers who rely on food for three meals a day.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • The door of Scrooge's counting house was open, that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who, in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters.

      The door of Scrooge's counting house was open, that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who, in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was copying letters.

    • eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank,

      eye upon his clerk, who in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank,

    B2

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these  changing glimpses, with its muddy ways,  

      The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these  changing glimpses, with its muddy ways,  

    • The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and

      The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and

    B1

    Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)

    16:31Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
    • He got it out, rumpled and wilted, and it mightily increased his dismal felicity.

      He got it out, rumpled and wilted, and it mightily increased his dismal felicity.

    • mightily increased his dismal felicity.

      mightily increased his dismal felicity.

    B1

    Top 10 Rob Reiner Movies And TV Shows

    12:48Top 10 Rob Reiner Movies And TV Shows
    • I think we're stuck with a very stupid and a very dismal looking album.

      I think we're stuck with a very stupid and a very dismal looking album.

    • You know, I think we're stuck with a very, very stupid and a very dismal-looking album.

      You know, I think we're stuck with a very, very stupid and a very dismal-looking album.

    B1

    Russia plane crash, Epstein files, EU-China, Tesla and Big 3

    10:23Russia plane crash, Epstein files, EU-China, Tesla and Big 3
    • Today, the controversy over President Trump and the Epstein files deepens, EU leaders meet with China in the shadow of trade deals with the US, and Tesla says cheaper cars are coming after a dismal earnings report.

      Today, the controversy over President Trump and the Epstein files deepens, EU leaders meet with China in the shadow of trade deals with the US, and Tesla says cheaper cars are coming after a dismal earnings report.

    • and Tesla says cheaper cars are coming after a dismal earnings report.

      and Tesla says cheaper cars are coming after a dismal earnings report.

    B1

    Tariff-exposed industries are losing jobs

    03:46Tariff-exposed industries are losing jobs
    • Last week's dismal jobs report showed hiring is weak, just 22,000 jobs added last month.

      Last week's dismal jobs report showed hiring is weak, just 22,000 jobs added last month.

    • Last week's dismal jobs report showed hiring is weak—just 22,000 jobs added last month.

      Last week's dismal jobs report showed hiring is weak—just 22,000 jobs added last month.

    B1

    The science of menstruation in 10 minutes | Dr. Jen Gunter

    10:51The science of menstruation in 10 minutes | Dr. Jen Gunter
    • Historically, education about the menstrual cycle has been dismal.

      Historically, education about the menstrual cycle has been dismal.

    • Historically, education about the menstrual cycle has been dismal.

      Historically, education about the menstrual cycle has been dismal.

    B2

    One Day - Movie Review

    07:40One Day - Movie Review
    • dismal and if you don't have a way to worsen british accent since keanu reeves

      dismal and if you don't have a way to worsen british accent since keanu reeves

    • It's dismal.

      It's dismal.

    B1