appalling
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5.6
- adjective
- /əˈpɔlɪŋ/
- The appalling state of the roads made driving extremely dangerous.
- appalling conditions
- an appalling number of
- an appalling record
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Watch on YouTubeWould we be saying they're appalling, they're far right?
- Would we be saying they're appalling, they're far right?
- But some of the defending, wow, appalling, poor.
- And while we mourn the victims of last night's appalling attack, we stand defiant.
- I expect that the appalling crisis in Syria will top our discussions.
- As I mentioned earlier, we're right now legislating to ban these appalling exclusivity contracts.
- A just peace where those responsible for appalling war crimes will finally be held to account.
- It's the hypocrisy and the transparency is appalling.
- They surprise with new, often appalling aspects of the character you didn't know about.
- So I I most definitely wrote the book to demonstrate in appalling detail how horrific nuclear war would be.
- And in this self righteousness, people fall on one another and commit appalling violence.
- Watching the Jeremy Kyle Show is that appalling.
- It's the way in which we have allowed our prison system to become quite appalling.
Examples
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I expect that the appalling crisis in Syria will top our discussions.
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And while we mourn the victims of last night's appalling attack, we stand defiant.
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What are the two things that are the most appalling about him?
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Listen, my dear, will you back me up in the most appalling domestic lie?
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I can only make the best of an absolutely appalling situation and carry on.
Fiction book (1990) -
The intelligence from Russia is appalling, and we're taking it very, very seriously here.
Fiction book (1993) -
I have this appalling reputation, as you may know.
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Finally, the human rights situation in Syria remains appalling and shows no signs of improving.
Academic text (2011) -
We bear our souls and tell the most appalling secrets.
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Now Louis French, the excellent local candidate for the by election, has pledged to fight this appalling proposal.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
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1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
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5.5
Causing great fear or shock
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5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
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3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
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4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
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7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
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1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
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5.1
That causes a strong feeling of wanting to vomit or of disgust
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4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
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6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
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4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
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6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
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4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
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5.7
Very shocking and upsetting to many people because it breaks moral rules
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1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
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7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
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7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
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8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
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7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
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5.5
Making people feel very worried and disappointed
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4.2
Very bad or unpleasant in a strong way
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6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Appalling comes from the verb appal, which once meant 'to make pale' and is related to the common word pale. Imagine something so shocking it makes you go pale; that's why appalling means very shocking or horrible.