appalling
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appalling
- /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɔːlɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, appall + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of appall
adjective more appalling · most appalling
- Horrifying and astonishing. That was an appalling waste of money.
- Extremely unfavorable; terrible. Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alarming, dismaying, atrocious, dreadful, horrific, horrendous, god-awful, terrible, horrible, dreaded, horrifying, nightmarish, gruesome, woeful, dismal, heinous
Translations
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adj That appalls/appals or appall/appal
| Español | terrible, horrible, horroroso, consternante, abrumador, apabullante |
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| 한국어 | 끔찍한 kkeumjjikhan |
| Português | apavorante, assombroso, pavoroso |
| Français | épouvantable, effroyable |
| Deutsch | entsetzlich, erschreckend |
| Italiano | terribile, orrendo, pessimo, spaventoso, raccapricciante |
| Ελληνικά | απαίσιος apaísios, αποκρουστικός apokroustikós |
| Русский | ужа́сный užásnyj, ужаса́ющий užasájuščij, отта́лкивающий ottálkivajuščij, стра́шный strášnyj |
Talk about this word "appalling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/appalling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. appalling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/appalling "appalling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/appalling.Cite this
@misc{appalling_2026,
title = {appalling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appalling},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
