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appalling

/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To fill with horror; to dismay.

    "The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury."

  • To make pale; to blanch.

  • To weaken; to reduce in strength

  • To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

  • To lose flavour or become stale.

Synonyms

affright,
daunt,
depress,
dismay,
frighten,
scare,
terrify

adjective

Meaning

  • Horrifying and astonishing.

    "That was an appalling waste of money."

  • Extremely bad; terrible

Synonyms

awful,
grotesque,
hideous,
horrid,
terrible