Dismaying and Scary

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Dismaying adjective - Causing consternation.

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

Nearby Words: dismay, dismayed, dismayingly

Scary adjective - Causing fear.

Usage example: a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards

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Dismaying and scary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismaying" instead an adjective "Scary".

Nearby Words: scare, scar, scared, scaring

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