Meaning of dismal in English
It is a dismal place.
2. making you feel sad and hopeless; gloomy
dismal news
a dismal song
Let's stop talking about dismal matters.
There boomed the dismal sound of a temple bell.
U.S. auto sales plummeted in May and rebounded somewhat in May after dismal April as states loosened coronavirus restrictions.
3. Informal, shockingly bad; terrible
a dismal failure