appalling

ap·pall·ing

 (ə-pô′lĭng)

adj.

Causing consternation or dismay; frightful: appalling working conditions.

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ap·pall′ing·ly adv.

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appalling

(əˈpɔːlɪŋ)

adj

1. causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion

2. very bad

apˈpallingly adv

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ap•pall•ing

(əˈpɔ lɪŋ)

adj.

causing horror or dismay: an appalling accident.

[1810–20]

ap•pall′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appalling - an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?" experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
Adj.	1.	appalling - causing consternation; "appalling conditions" dismaying alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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appalling

adjective

1. horrifying, shocking, terrible, alarming, frightening, scaring, awful, terrifying, horrible, grim, dreadful, intimidating, dismaying, horrific, fearful, daunting, dire, astounding, ghastly, hideous, shameful, harrowing, vile, unnerving, petrifying, horrid, unspeakable, frightful, nightmarish, abominable, disheartening, godawful (slang), hellacious (U.S. slang) They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
horrifying encouraging, comforting, reassuring, consoling, heartening, consolatory

2. awful, terrible, tremendous, distressing, horrible, dreadful, horrendous, ghastly, godawful (slang) I've got the most appalling headache.

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appalling

adjective

1. Very bad:

awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, shocking, terrible.

2. Causing or able to cause fear:

dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous.

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Translations

مُرَوِّعمُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب

strašnýotřesný

forfærdeligforfærdende

entsetzlicherschreckend

απωθητικός

atrozhorrible

kauhistuttava

affreuxatroceépouvantable

užasan

skelfilegur

spaventosotremendoatroce

ぞっとするような

무서운

ontstellend

forferdeligfrekkfryktelig

przerażający

pavoroso

ужасный

grozen

förfärlig

ซึ่งทำให้ตกใจ

korkunç

kinh khủng

令人震惊的骇人听闻的

appalling

[əˈpɔːlɪŋ] ADJ [sight, behaviour, weather, destruction] → espantoso, horroroso; [suffering, crime, conditions] → atroz, espantoso; [spelling, mistake, headache, smell] → espantoso
he has appalling taste in clothes → tiene un gusto pésimo para la ropa
her first novel was appalling → su primera novela fue un horror

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

appalling

[əˈpɔːlɪŋ] adj

[conditions, weather, injuries, tragedy] → épouvantable; [stupidity, ignorance, behaviour] → affligeant(e); [violence] → inouï(e); [headache] → épouvantable
She's an appalling cook → Elle est très mauvaise cuisinière.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

appalling

adj, appallingly

adv → entsetzlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

appalling

[əˈpɔːlɪŋ] adj (ignorance, conditions, destruction) → spaventoso/a, impressionante (fam) (film, taste) → pessimo/a, spaventoso/a
she's an appalling cook → è un disastro come cuoca

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

appal

(əˈpoːl) (American) appall – past tense, past participle apˈpalled – verb

to horrify or shock. We were appalled by the bomb damage. ontstel يُرَوِّع، يُرْعِب ужасявам horrorizar vyděsit, polekat entsetzen forfærde; chokere προκαλώ φρίκη horrorizar kohutama هراسان کردن pöyristyttää épouvanter לְהַחֲרִיד, לְזַעֲזֵע भयभीत कर देना prestraviti ngeri, merasa ngeri skelfa spaventare ぞっとさせる ...을 놀라게 하다 priblokšti biedēt; šausmināt terkejut ontstellenforferde, sjokkere przerażać ویره ول ، ډارول ، کمزوری کول horrorizar a în­grozi ужасать vydesiť zgroziti užasnuti förfära ทำให้กลัว; ทำให้ตกใจ dehşete düşürmek 使驚駭 лякати; страхати خوفزدہ یا دہشت زدہ کرنا làm thất kinh 使吃惊

apˈpalling adjective

ontstellend مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب ужасен horrível strašný, otřesný erschreckend forfærdelig; skrækkelig φρικιαστικόςhorrible kohutav هولناک؛ رقت انگیز pöyristyttävä épouvantable מחריד, מזעזע भयंकर strašan ijesztő mengerikan skelfilegur spaventoso 恐しい 소름끼치는 pasibaisėtinas šausmīgs; drausmīgs mengejutakan ontstellendforferdelig, skrekkelig, frekkprzerażający کمزوری، سخت horrível groaznic, înspăi­mân­tător ужасающий otrasný grozen užasan skrämmande, förfärlig ซึ่งทำให้ตกใจ korkunç 令人震驚的 жахливий ہولناک ، چونکانے والا kinh khủng 令人震惊的

apˈpallingly adverb

ontstellend بِصورَة مُرْعِبَة، بِصورَة مُرَوِّعَه ужасено horrivelmente strašně, otřesně erschreckend forfærdeligt; skrækkeligt φρικιαστικά horriblemente kohutavalt بطور وحشتناک pöyristyttävästi épouvantablementנורא भयंकर रूप से strašno megdöbbentően keadaan mengerikan skelfilega spaventosamente ぞっとするように 소름끼치도록 su pasibaisėjimu šausmīgi; drausmīgi secara mengejut ontstellendforferdelig, skrekkelig, frekt przerażająco په ویرونکی ډول horrivelmente groaznic ужасающе otrasne grozno užasno skrämmande, förfärligt อย่างทำให้ตกใจ dehşetle 令人震驚地 жахливо چونکاتے ہوئے ، ڈراتے ہوئے kinh khủng 令人震惊地

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appalling

→ مُرَوِّع strašný forfærdende entsetzlich απωθητικός atroz kauhistuttava atroce užasan spaventoso ぞっとするような 무서운 ontstellend fryktelig przerażający pavoroso ужасный förfärlig ซึ่งทำให้ตกใจ korkunç kinh khủng 骇人听闻的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

appalling

a. espantoso-a, aterrador-a, atemorizante.

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