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appalling

adjective noun

causing consternation

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
G
Contains
PPALLIN
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

əˈpɔːlɪŋ

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. causing consternation

    “appalling conditions”

noun

  1. an experience that appalls

    “is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?”

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Example Sentences

appalling conditions
is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?

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