Synonyms of the word 
DISMAYING → ALARMING - APPALLING
dismaying
- v. present participle of dismay.
alarming
- v. present participle of alarm.
- adj. causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
appalling
- v. present participle of appall.
- adj. Horrifying and astonishing.
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