Definition of APPALLING

appalling

Noun

  • an experience that appalls
    • "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"

Verb

  • strike with disgust or revulsion
  • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • strike with disgust or revulsion
  • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • present participle and gerund of appall

Adjective Satellite

  • causing consternation
    • "appalling conditions"

Adj

  • Horrifying and astonishing.
  • Extremely unfavorable; terrible.

Examples

  • That was an appalling waste of money.

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, appall + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 14

appalling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
appalling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
appalling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

appalling: valid Words With Friends Word