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- Dictionaryappalling/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing shock or dismay; horrific: "the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack" Similar
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adjective. uk / əˈpɔː.lɪŋ / us / əˈpɑː.lɪŋ / Add to word list. C1. very bad: appalling weather. The drive home was appalling. C2. shocking and very bad: appalling injuries. Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
Something that is appalling is awful or horrible, causing dismay or disgust. It's definitely not appealing. Like so many things, people have different opinions on what is appalling. Most people find the idea of children living in poverty appalling.
adjective. us / əˈpɑː.lɪŋ / uk / əˈpɔː.lɪŋ / Add to word list. C1. very bad: appalling weather. The drive home was appalling. C2. shocking and very bad: appalling injuries. Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
adjective. /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ (North American English, formal or British English) extremely bad, especially from a moral point of view synonym shocking. The prisoners were living in appalling conditions. It was one of the most appalling atrocities of the war. The regime has an appalling record on human rights. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
The meaning of APPALLING is inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust. How to use appalling in a sentence.
1. adjective. Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you. They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months. Synonyms: horrifying, shocking [informal], terrible, alarming More Synonyms of appalling. appallingly adverb.
to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval: I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital. The state of the kitchen appalled her. Synonyms. horrify. scandalize. Fewer examples. He witnessed some appalling acts of barbarism during the war. Conditions in the prison are said to be appalling.
