: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
living under appalling conditions
appalling savagery
appallingly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of appalling in a Sentence
We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.
opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling
Recent Examples on the Web
Without question, this is appalling, shameful, repulsive conduct that could only diminish defendant’s character before the jury.
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Jefferson’s treatment of Hemings, however enlightened for Virginia in 1790, remains appalling.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Obama’s Leave the World Behind proposed an appalling vision of apocalypse as the State of the Union.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
These are appalling statistics — especially here in one of the most affluent and well-resourced regions in the nation.
—Andre V. Chapman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Tucker Carlson’s recent comments concerning Christians and Israel are appalling.
—Sandra Hagee Parker, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
This appalling incident is devoid of any decorum, which is to say that it seems ripped from a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
And some hypocrisies are appalling and should be strongly called out and condemned.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Now comes another shock to the system, with the appalling murder of at least 139 people in a terror attack at a concert hall just outside Moscow.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Jefferson’s treatment of Hemings, however enlightened for Virginia in 1790, remains appalling.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Obama’s Leave the World Behind proposed an appalling vision of apocalypse as the State of the Union.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
These are appalling statistics — especially here in one of the most affluent and well-resourced regions in the nation.
—Andre V. Chapman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Tucker Carlson’s recent comments concerning Christians and Israel are appalling.
—Sandra Hagee Parker, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
This appalling incident is devoid of any decorum, which is to say that it seems ripped from a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
And some hypocrisies are appalling and should be strongly called out and condemned.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
Now comes another shock to the system, with the appalling murder of at least 139 people in a terror attack at a concert hall just outside Moscow.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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