English-Swedish translations for dismal

• dyster
  Europeiska centralbanken väntas redogöra för sin prognos i morgon, och även den ser dyster ut.The European Central Bank's are due tomorrow and are also dismal,
  Uppriktigt sagt är Irlands läge ganska dystert när det gäller Kyotomålen.Ireland's situation as regards Kyoto targets is, to be honest, fairly dismal.
  Denna, liksom den tidigare resolutionen om fallet Ai Weiwei, visar vilken dyster politik det kinesiska kommunistpartiet ägnar sig åt.This, like the previous resolution on Ai Weiwei, shows how dismal the policy being pursued by the Chinese Communist Party is.

Definition of dismal

• Disappointingly inadequate
• Gloomy and bleak
• Depressing

Examples

• He received a dismal compensation
• The storm made for a dismal weekend
• She was lost in dismal thoughts of despair

Related words

• dismally
• dismall
• paint a dismal picture