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1 naargeestig
♦voorbeelden:1 een naargeestig gebouw • a gloomy/dismal buildingnaargeestige gedachten • gloomy/dismal thoughts -
2 donker
donker1♦voorbeelden:vóór (het/de) donker thuis zijn • be home before dark————————donker2♦voorbeelden:een donkere lucht • a dark/gloomy skyhet wordt donker • it's getting darkeen donker type • a dark-complexioned typeII 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
3 akelig
adj. horrible, grisly, gruesome; dreary, grim, dismal, drear; unpleasant, embarrassing--------adv. horribly, gruesomely, horrendously; drearily, gloomily, dismally; unpleasantly, embarrassingly -
4 godvergeten
adj. godforsaken, desolate, dismal; miserable, wretched -
5 godverlaten
interj. godforsaken, desolate, dismal; miserable, wretched -
6 naar
adj. dismal, damfool, ill, sick, bleak--------adv. along--------prep. after, to, onto, at, in, for, from, bleak -
7 akelig
3 [onaangenaam in de omgang] unpleasant, nasty♦voorbeelden:1 een akelig gezicht/beeld • a nasty sight/pictureeen akelig lachje • a grim smileeen akelig verhaal • a ghastly storyeen akelig voorgevoel • a grim premonitionakelig weer • nasty weatherakelig van de kiespijn • sick with toothacheII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [in hoge mate] fantastically, amazingly♦voorbeelden: -
8 desolaat
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9 een donkere toekomst
een donkere toekomstVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een donkere toekomst
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10 een naargeestig gebouw
een naargeestig gebouwa gloomy/dismal buildingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een naargeestig gebouw
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11 ellendig
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12 miezerig
1 [regenachtig] drizzly♦voorbeelden: -
13 mistroostig
♦voorbeelden:1 mistroostig voor zich uit staren • stare dejectedly/gloomily into the distance -
14 naargeestige gedachten
naargeestige gedachtengloomy/dismal thoughtsVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > naargeestige gedachten
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15 wat gaat dat ellendig
wat gaat dat ellendigVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > wat gaat dat ellendig
См. также в других словарях:
Dismal — Dis mal, a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., I trow it was in the dismalle. Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d[^i]me, tithe, the phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must be paid. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dismal — dismal, dreary, cheerless, dispiriting, bleak, desolate are comparable when they mean devoid of all that makes for cheer or comfort. Dismal and dreary are often interchangeable. Dismal may indicate extreme gloominess or somberness utterly… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dismal — UK US /ˈdɪzməl/ adjective ► very bad: »In January, after a dismal holiday sales season, the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. dismal picture/news/outlook »Another damper on investment is the dismal picture for corporate profits … Financial and business terms
dismal — c.1400, from Anglo Fr. dismal (mid 13c.), from O.Fr. (li) dis mals (the) bad days, from M.L. dies mali evil or unlucky days (also called dies Ægyptiaci), from L. dies days (see DIURNAL (Cf. diurnal)) + mali, pl. of malus bad (see MAL … Etymology dictionary
dismal — I adjective black, bleak, cheerless, cloudy, comfortless, dark, deplorable, depressing, despairing, despondent, dim, dingy, dire, disagreeable, disconsolate, dreary, dull, dusky, flat, foggy, gloomy, gray, joyless, lamentable, lifeless, lowering … Law dictionary
dismal — [adj] bleak, dreary, gloomy afflictive, black, boring, cheerless, cloudy, dark, depressed, depressing, desolate, despondent, dim, dingy, disagreeable, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, doleful, dolorous, dull, forlorn, frowning, funereal … New thesaurus
dismal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing or showing gloom or depression. 2) informal pitifully or disgracefully bad. DERIVATIVES dismally adverb. ORIGIN from obsolete dismals, the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Old … English terms dictionary
dismal — [diz′məl] adj. [ME, orig. n., evil days (of the medieval calendar) < OFr dis mal < ML dies mali, evil days: see DEITY & MAL ] 1. causing gloom or misery; depressing 2. dark and gloomy; bleak; dreary 3. depressed; miserable dismally adv … English World dictionary
dismal — [[t]dɪ̱zm(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is dismal is bad in a sad or depressing way. ...Israel s dismal record in the Olympics... My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal... It was a dismal failure. Syn: terrible Derived… … English dictionary
dismal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from dismal, noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin dies mali, literally, evil days Date: 15th century 1. obsolete disastrous, dreadful 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
dismal — adjective 1 a dismal place, situation, thought etc has nothing pleasant in it and makes it difficult for you to feel happy and hopeful: The future looks pretty dismal right now. | a dismal, grey November afternoon 2 bad and unsuccessful: Your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English