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   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. APPALLING definition: 1. shocking and very unpleasant: 2. very bad: . Learn more.

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   What is appalling adjective?

   • Definition of appalling adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary shocking; extremely bad The prisoners were living in appalling conditions. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! (informal) very bad The bus service is appalling now.

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   What does appalled mean?

   • 13to www.WordlyWise3000.com. Lesson Word List Study the definitions of the words. Then do the exercises that follow. appall v.   To cause horror, shock, or dismay. ә pôl´ The inspectors were appalled by the conditions in the prison factories.appalling   adj.  Causing shock and horror.

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   When was appalling first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective appalling is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for appalling is from 1817, in the writing of Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet. appalling is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: appal v., ‑ing suffix2.

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   APPALLING definition: 1. shocking and very unpleasant: 2. very bad: . Learn more.

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   Definition of appalling adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   : to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay. We were appalled by his behavior. intransitive verb. obsolete : weaken, fail. Synonyms. floor. jolt. shake up. shock. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for appall. dismay, appall, horrify, daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion.

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   6 days ago · 1. adjective. Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you. They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months. Synonyms: horrifying, shocking [informal], terrible, alarming More Synonyms of appalling. appallingly adverb.

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   appalling. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ap‧pal‧ling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ $ əˈpɒː-/ adjective 1 very unpleasant and shocking SYN terrible She suffered appalling injuries. He was kept in appalling conditions in prison. an appalling famine 2 very bad SYN atrocious The weather was absolutely appalling. see thesaurus at bad ...

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective appalling. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.