Appalling Definition

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adjective
Causing consternation or dismay; frightful.
Appalling working conditions.
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Causing horror, shock, or dismay.
Webster's New World

Horrifying and astonishing.

That was an appalling waste of money.
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verb

Present participle of appall.

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Appalling Sentence Examples

  • The picture given of Jerusalemite morals is an appalling one.

  • I've never done it, but it sounds appalling.

  • Bound to be truly appalling, isn't it?

  • He was taken from his homeland and forced to endure the most appalling cruelty.

  • Many died in captivity and many suffered appalling brutality.

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