appalling
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5.6
- adjective
- /əˈpɔlɪŋ/
:
espantoso
- The appalling state of the roads made driving extremely dangerous.
- appalling conditions
- an appalling number of
- an appalling record
Would 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
658
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
171
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
136
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
95
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
65
1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
50
5.1
That causes a strong feeling of wanting to vomit or of disgust
49
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
38
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
37
5.7
Very shocking and upsetting to many people because it breaks moral rules
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
24
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
23
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
20
8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
12
7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
7
4.2
Very bad or unpleasant in a strong way
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
3
5.5
Making people feel very worried and disappointed
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Appalling
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.