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appalling
ap·pall·ing A0374400 (ə-pô′lĭng)adj. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful: appalling working conditions. ap·pall′ing·ly adv.appalling (əˈpɔːlɪŋ) adj1. causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion2. very bad apˈpallingly advap•pall•ing (əˈpɔ lɪŋ) adj. causing horror or dismay: an appalling accident. [1810–20] ap•pall′ing•ly, adv. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | appalling - an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" | Adj. | 1. | appalling - causing consternation; "appalling conditions"dismayingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
appallingadjective1. horrifying, shocking, terrible, alarming, frightening, scaring, awful, terrifying, horrible, grim, dreadful, intimidating, dismaying, horrific, fearful, daunting, dire, astounding, ghastly, hideous, shameful, harrowing, vile, unnerving, petrifying, horrid, unspeakable, frightful, nightmarish, abominable, disheartening, godawful (slang), hellacious (U.S. slang) They have been living under the most appalling conditions. horrifying encouraging, comforting, reassuring, consoling, heartening, consolatory2. awful, terrible, tremendous, distressing, horrible, dreadful, horrendous, ghastly, godawful (slang) I've got the most appalling headache.appallingadjective1. Very bad:awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, shocking, terrible.2. Causing or able to cause fear:dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous.Translationsappal (əˈpoːl) (American) appall – past tense, past participle apˈpalled – verb to horrify or shock. We were appalled by the bomb damage. 使驚駭 使吃惊apˈpalling adjective 令人震驚的 令人震惊的apˈpallingly adverb 令人震驚地 令人震惊地appalling
Synonyms for appallingadj horrifyingSynonyms- horrifying
- shocking
- terrible
- alarming
- frightening
- scaring
- awful
- terrifying
- horrible
- grim
- dreadful
- intimidating
- dismaying
- horrific
- fearful
- daunting
- dire
- astounding
- ghastly
- hideous
- shameful
- harrowing
- vile
- unnerving
- petrifying
- horrid
- unspeakable
- frightful
- nightmarish
- abominable
- disheartening
- godawful
- hellacious
Antonyms- encouraging
- comforting
- reassuring
- consoling
- heartening
- consolatory
adj awfulSynonyms- awful
- terrible
- tremendous
- distressing
- horrible
- dreadful
- horrendous
- ghastly
- godawful
Synonyms for appallingadj very badSynonyms- awful
- dreadful
- fearful
- frightful
- ghastly
- horrendous
- horrible
- shocking
- terrible
adj causing or able to cause fearSynonyms- dire
- direful
- dreadful
- fearful
- fearsome
- formidable
- frightful
- ghastly
- redoubtable
- scary
- terrible
- tremendous
Synonyms for appallingnoun an experience that appallsRelated Wordsadj causing consternationSynonymsRelated Words |