Appalling

/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

verb

  1. To fill with horror; to dismay.

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

  2. To make pale; to blanch.

  3. To weaken; to reduce in strength

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

adjective

  1. Horrifying and astonishing.

    That was an appalling waste of money.

  2. Extremely bad; terrible

Synonyms: awful, grotesque, hideous, horrid, terrible

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