appalling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an experience that appalls
    • is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?
  2. verb strike with disgust or revulsion
    scandalize; appal; shock; appall; scandalise; outrage; offend.
    • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
  3. verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
    horrify; dismay; alarm; appall; appal.
    • I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
    • The news of the executions horrified us
  4. adjective satellite causing consternation
    dismaying.
    • appalling conditions

WordNet


Ap*pall"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. -- Ap*pall"ing*ly, adv.

Webster 1913