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
- 4
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
- 5
To lose flavour or become stale.
adjective
- 1
Horrifying and astonishing.
“That was an appalling waste of money.”
- 2
Extremely bad; terrible
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