appalling
causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
Origin of appalling
1Other words from appalling
- ap·pall·ing·ly, adverb
- un·ap·pall·ing, adjective
- un·ap·pall·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby appalling
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How to use appalling in a sentence
The video of George Floyd’s death was appalling to Joe Sullivan, who spent 38 years with the Philadelphia police department, much of it overseeing the unit that handles large demonstrations, eventually rising to deputy commissioner.
What Philadelphia Reveals About America’s Homicide Surge | by Alec MacGillis, photography by Hannah Price/Magnum Photos, special to ProPublica | July 30, 2021 | ProPublicaAs Covid-19 vaccination efforts ramp up in the world, the figures on the continent are appalling.
Crypto regulation in South Africa, John Kerry in Egypt, stereotypes in emojis | Ciku Kimeria | June 20, 2021 | QuartzTo me, it’s appalling, because she actually radiates a deep belief in the basic humanity of all people.
Immigration advocates lamented the crowded, appalling conditions.
Can One Agency Keep the U.S. Safe and Still Be Humane? The New DHS Chief Thinks So | Alana Abramson | May 12, 2021 | TimeBeneath what appears to be another appalling accidental shooting actually belies a complex, systemic issue at the core of America’s problematic, hyper-aggressive policing philosophy.
Do they not recall the appalling ramifications of the infamous moment when Michelle Obama put her arm around the Queen in 2009?
The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response.
Why It Was Right to Question Rolling Stone’s U-VA Rape Story | Michael Moynihan | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIdentifying the perpetrators of this appalling tragedy is a criminal matter, not a technical one.
However the fact that they are not alone should make their behavior that much more appalling to donors.
And this is not the first time that the kangaroo courts of rural India have made such appalling judgments.
He wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonFew persons can attain to adult life without being profoundly impressed by the appalling inequalities of our human lot.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIt was not a condition of life which fitted her, and she could see in it but an appalling and hopeless ennui.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinA few minutes later an appalling explosion shook every house in Lucknow.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHow could he leave her with the owner of those hands, the wearer of those appalling yellow cotton gloves!
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for appalling
/ (əˈpɔːlɪŋ) /
causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion
very bad
Derived forms of appalling
- appallingly, adverb
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