: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
living under appalling conditions
appalling savagery
appallingly
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We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.
opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling
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After that, Cruz immersed himself chin-deep in Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, then made an appalling escape to Cancun, Mexico, as millions of Texans shivered through a deadly winter storm.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Besides China another, albeit smaller — though still impactful — negative phenomenon was the recent summer season, which was appalling due to poor weather.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
One or two people in Netanyahu’s cabinet have said the most appalling things.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Besides China another, albeit smaller — though still impactful — negative phenomenon was the recent summer season, which was appalling due to poor weather.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
One or two people in Netanyahu’s cabinet have said the most appalling things.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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