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abysmal

[uh-biz-muhl] / əˈbɪz məl /


ADJECTIVE
extending deeply
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One reason investors have soured on 60/40 funds recently is their abysmal returns in 2022, when major stock and bond indexes both fell at once.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

The driver behind her abysmal approval rating, Savva says, is her lack of conviction on issues she said she cared about.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

But the last four years, beginning when the Fed started raising rates, have been abysmal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The quality of this female interaction had been worse than abysmal.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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