The phrase "a dismal world" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a bleak, depressing, or hopeless situation or environment.
Example: "In the novel, the protagonist finds himself trapped in a dismal world where joy and hope seem to have vanished."
Alternatives: "a bleak world" or "a grim world."
The antitheist paints a dismal world, which may yet be accurate, but his or her mission of conversion is doomed.
Zaire's 3-0 loss concluded a dismal World Cup performance: it played three matches and lost three, allowing 14 goals and scoring none.
Sergei Kislyak scored in the 86th minute to hand France one of its most embarrassing defeats, following a dismal World Cup.
Being Paul Gascoigne also offered access to a dismal world – not a brothel, but the interior life of Gascoigne, former footballer, long-time alcoholic and compulsive addict.
Manuel Jose, who took over as coach in May after a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign, was supposed to have made Angola reliable but dull, but there was no sign of that last night.
England may name a party of 16 or even 17 players for the month-long tour as they look to finish their winter travels on a high following a dismal World Cup campaign.
However, I'm old enough to remember that your boys did a number on the Lions the last time they flew out to New Zealand, and with a pretty dismal World Cup campaign (for England) out of the way the next big event on the horizon comes in the Lions tour give or take a couple of Six Nations campaigns.
Her first-feature, Red Road, which brought her the Prix du Jury at Cannes, was set in a depressed, working-class Glasgow, where its withdrawn heroine scans a bank of CCTV screens bearing images of an unremittingly dismal world.
Lancaster stepped down on Wednesday as a result of his side's dismal World Cup performance, a decision made after lengthy talks with Ritchie this week.
The £49m Manchester City winger was a rare positive from the dismal World Cup campaign in Brazil, a forward around whom Hodgson had envisaged building a new England team.
Perfect for kids wanting to move on from England's dismal World Cup with a Christmas kickabout, the Adidas Brazuca World Cup final replica balls are currently on offer at the bargain price of a tenner at sportingpro.co.uk.
