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Webster 1913 Edition

Appalling

Ap-pall′ing

,

Adj.

Such as to appall;

as, an

appalling

accident

.

–

Ap-pall′ing-ly

,

adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Appalling

APPALL'ING

,

ppr.

Depressing occasioned by fear; discouragement.

Definition 2024

appalling

appalling

English

Verb

appalling

present participle of appall

Adjective

appalling ‎(comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)

Horrifying and astonishing.
That was an appalling waste of money.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with appealing.

Synonyms

awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

Derived terms

appallingly

Translations

That appalls/appals or appall/appal

Bulgarian: отблъскващ (bg) ‎(otblǎskvašt), ужасяващ (bg) ‎(užasjavašt)
Czech: otřesný
Dutch: ontzettend (nl)
Estonian: kohutav
Finnish: kauhistuttava (fi), tyrmistyttävä (fi)
French: épouvantable (fr), effroyable (fr)
German: entsetzlich (de), erschreckend (de)
Greek: απαίσιος (el) m ‎(apaísios), αποκρουστικός (el) m ‎(apokroustikós)
Italian: terribile (it), orrendo (it) m, pessimo m

Korean: 끔찍한 ‎(kkeumjjikhan)
Polish: przerażający (pl), zatrważający
Portuguese: apavorante, assombroso (pt), pavoroso (pt)
Russian: ужа́сный (ru) ‎(užásnyj), ужаса́ющий (ru) ‎(užasájuščij), отта́лкивающий (ru) ‎(ottálkivajuščij), стра́шный (ru) ‎(strášnyj)
Spanish: asombroso (es) m
Swedish: förskräcklig (sv), förfärlig (sv), skrämmande (sv), förskräckande, förskräckande, förfärande (sv)
Turkish: korkunç (tr), müthiş (tr), ürkünç (tr), ürkütücü (tr)