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appalling

 

[ ษ™หˆpษ”หlษชล‹ ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling

Causing shock or horror; extremely bad or unpleasant.

Synonyms

awful, dreadful, horrifying, shocking

Examples of usage

  • The conditions in the prison were truly appalling.
  • The appalling news of the disaster left everyone speechless.
Context #2 | Adjective

appearance

Very unattractive or unpleasant in a way that causes fear or disgust.

Synonyms

abominable, disgusting, repellent, revolting

Examples of usage

  • The smell coming from the kitchen was truly appalling.
  • The state of the old building was appalling, with decay everywhere.

Translations

Translations of the word "appalling" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น horrรญvel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคจเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช erschreckend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengerikan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะถะฐั…ะปะธะฒะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przeraลผajฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆใ‚ใ—ใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉpouvantable

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ espantoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท dehลŸet verici

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋”์ฐํ•œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุฑูˆุน

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dฤ›sivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ desivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ช‡ไบบๅฌ้—ป็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ grozljiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hrรฆรฐilegt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพั€า›ั‹ะฝั‹ัˆั‚ั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dษ™hลŸษ™tli

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ espantoso

Etymology

The word 'appalling' originated from the verb 'appall' which means to fill with horror or dismay. It first appeared in the late 16th century and has been used to describe shocking or horrifying situations ever since.

See also: appall, appalled.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #11,872, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.