appalling
adjective
[ əˈpɔːlɪŋ ]
• 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,
egregious,
appal
verb
• greatly dismay or horrify.
• "bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers"
Similar:
horrify,
shock,
dismay,
distress greatly,
outrage,
scandalize,
alarm,
make someone's blood run cold,
disgust,
repel,
revolt,
sicken,
nauseate,
offend,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French apalir ‘grow pale’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + palir ‘to pale’. The original sense was ‘grow pale’, later ‘make pale’, hence ‘horrify’ (late Middle English).
