dismals

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noun

A dismal or melancholy state.

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Meanings

nounthe dismals pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA dismal or melancholy state.

    "Well, this is a bright fit of the dismals," said little Toole, nothing overawed.

    1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “How an Evening Passes at the Elms, and Dr. Toole Makes a Little Excursion; and Two Choice Spirits Discourse, and Hebe Trips In with the Nectar”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume II, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 279
noun
  1. pluralplural of dismal (“dreary swamp”)
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APA

dismals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismals

MLA

“dismals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismals. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismals,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismals.

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