Dismaying and Painful

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Dismaying adjective - Causing consternation.

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Painful and dismaying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Painful" instead an adjective "Dismaying".

Nearby Words: dismay, dismayed, dismayingly

Painful adjective - Causing or feeling bodily pain.

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Dismaying and painful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismaying" instead an adjective "Painful".

Nearby Words: pain, pained, painfully, painless, paining

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