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Ap·pall·ing
/əˈpôliNG/
adjective
1.
causing shock or dismay; horrific:
"the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack"
Similar
shocking
horrific
horrifying
horrible
terrible
awful
dreadful
ghastly
hideous
horrendous
frightful
atrocious
abominable
abhorrent
outrageous
hateful
loathsome
odious
gruesome
grisly
monstrous
nightmarish
heinous
harrowing
dire
vile
shameful
unspeakable
unforgivable
unpardonable
abject
disgusting
revolting
repellent
repulsive
repugnant
sickening
nauseating
rare:
egregious
▪
very bad; awful:
"his conduct was appalling"
Similar
dreadful
very bad
awful
terrible
frightful
atrocious
disgraceful
deplorable
shameful
hopeless
lamentable
laughable
substandard
poor
inadequate
inferior
unsatisfactory
informal:
rotten
woeful
crummy
pathetic
pitiful
useless
lousy
godawful
shocking
abysmal
dire
the pits
duff
chronic
pants
poxy
hellacious
Opposite
admirable
excellent
Scrabble Points: 14
A
1
P
3
P
3
A
1
L
1
L
1
I
1
N
1
G
2
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