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appalling

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??p??l??/
  • Rhymes: -??l??
  • Hyphenation: ap?pall?ing

Verb

appalling

  1. present participle of appall

Adjective

appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)

  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
    That was an appalling waste of money.
  2. Extremely bad; terrible

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with appealing.

Synonyms

  • awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

Derived terms

  • appallingly

Translations

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alarming

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?.?l??m.??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?.?l??m.??/

Verb

alarming

  1. present participle of alarm

Adjective

alarming (comparative more alarming, superlative most alarming)

  1. causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening

Translations

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