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appalling

 
Adjective appalling has 1 sense
  1. appalling, dismaying - causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
    Antonym: unalarming (indirect, via alarming)
Noun appalling has 1 sense
  1. appalling - an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
    --1 is a kind of
    experience
Verb appall has 2 senses
  1. shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
    --1 is a kind of disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up; disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up; disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up; disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
    Sample sentences:
    The bad news will appal him
    The performance is likely to appal Sue
    shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
    The bad news will appall him
    The performance is likely to appall Sue
    shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
    The bad news will appal him
    The performance is likely to appal Sue
    shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
    The bad news will appall him
    The performance is likely to appall Sue
  2. dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
    --2 is a kind of frighten, fright, scare, affright; frighten, fright, scare, affright; frighten, fright, scare, affright; frighten, fright, scare, affright
    Sample sentences:
    The bad news will appal him
    2 senses of appall
    dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
    The bad news will appal him
    2 senses of appall
    dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
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