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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-appalling.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-appalling.wav Forms: more appalling [comparative], most appalling [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːlɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, appall + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|appall|-ing}} By surface analysis, appall + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)
  1. Horrifying and astonishing. Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-appalling-en-adj-8mvQM86P Disambiguation of Fear: 44 27 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 9 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 55 0 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 0 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 0 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 0 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 56 11 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 10 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 66 0 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 56 11 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 11 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 0 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 5 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 65 0 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 67 0 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 56 11 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 10 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 56 11 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 0 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 0 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 56 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 56 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 56 11 34
  2. Extremely bad; terrible
    Sense id: en-appalling-en-adj-ZjYL8b6Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible Derived forms: appallingly, appallingness, unappalling Translations (That appalls/appals or appall/appal): отблъскващ (otblǎskvašt) (Bulgarian), ужасяващ (užasjavašt) (Bulgarian), otřesný (Czech), ontzettend (Dutch), kohutav (Estonian), kauhistuttava (Finnish), tyrmistyttävä (Finnish), épouvantable (French), effroyable (French), entsetzlich (German), erschreckend (German), απαίσιος (apaísios) [masculine] (Greek), αποκρουστικός (apokroustikós) [masculine] (Greek), terribile (Italian), orrendo [masculine] (Italian), pessimo [masculine] (Italian), spaventoso (Italian), raccapricciante (Italian), 끔찍한 (kkeumjjikhan) (Korean), przerażający (Polish), zatrważający (Polish), apavorante (Portuguese), assombroso (Portuguese), pavoroso (Portuguese), ужа́сный (užásnyj) (Russian), ужаса́ющий (užasájuščij) (Russian), отта́лкивающий (ottálkivajuščij) (Russian), стра́шный (strášnyj) (Russian), terrible (Spanish), horrible (Spanish), horroroso (Spanish), consternante [nonstandard] (Spanish), abrumador (Spanish), apabullante (Spanish), apabullado [Chile, Mexico, Venezuela] (Spanish), asombroso (Spanish), förskräcklig (Swedish), förfärlig (Swedish), skrämmande (Swedish), förskräckande (Swedish), förfärande (Swedish), korkunç (Turkish), müthiş (Turkish), ürkünç (Turkish), ürkütücü (Turkish), жахливий (žaxlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), страхітливий (straxitlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'That appalls/appals or appall/appal': 54 46

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-appalling.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-appalling.wav
Rhymes: -ɔːlɪŋ Etymology: By surface analysis, appall + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|appall|-ing}} By surface analysis, appall + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} appalling
  1. present participle and gerund of appall Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: appall
    Sense id: en-appalling-en-verb-pH7kvhhM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 9 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 55 0 45

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):",
          "text": "Karius has too much previous for this to be considered a one-off and, as goalkeeping mistakes go, his errors in the 51st and 83rd minutes were as bad as one another. In fact, they were not just bad. They were appalling, so wretched it was difficult to recall a worse goalkeeping performance in any major final through the years.",
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          "ref": "2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48:",
          "text": "All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.",
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          "text": "Karius has too much previous for this to be considered a one-off and, as goalkeeping mistakes go, his errors in the 51st and 83rd minutes were as bad as one another. In fact, they were not just bad. They were appalling, so wretched it was difficult to recall a worse goalkeeping performance in any major final through the years.",
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      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
      "word": "entsetzlich"
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      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
      "word": "erschreckend"
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      "word": "terribile"
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      "word": "spaventoso"
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      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
      "word": "끔찍한"
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      "word": "przerażający"
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      "word": "apavorante"
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      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
      "word": "assombroso"
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      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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      "word": "ürkütücü"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "žaxlyvyj",
      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "жахливий"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "straxitlyvyj",
      "sense": "That appalls/appals or appall/appal",
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      "word": "страхітливий"
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