to be a dismal failure
1dismal — 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… …
2dismal — [[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… …
3dismal — dis|mal [ˈdızməl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: Medieval Latin dies mali evil days ] 1.) if a situation or a place is dismal, it is so bad that it makes you feel very unhappy and hopeless ▪ The future looks pretty dismal right now …
4failure — n. 1) to experience failure 2) an abject, complete, dismal, hopeless, miserable, outright failure 3) a box office; crop failure 4) heart failure 5) a power failure 6) a failure to + int. (the patient s failure to respond to treatment was… …
5failure — noun 1 lack of success ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ abject, humiliating ▪ The attempt ended in abject failure. ▪ inevitable …
6dismal — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
7ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
8Tet Offensive — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Tet Offensive partof=the Vietnam War caption=Some communist targets during the Tet Offensive date=30 January 1968 23 September 1968 place=South Vietnam result= North Vietnamese propaganda victory. U.S. and South …
9Cone Five — Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Genres alternative, indie rock, indie pop Years active 1999 (1999) 2006 (2006 …
10Brian Cowen — Taoiseach In office 7 May 2008 – 9 March 2011 Tánaiste Mary Coughlan …
