: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
living under appalling conditions
appalling savagery
appallingly
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We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.
opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling
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Windows 11 is still an appalling tablet OS with a crippling lack of touch-friendly apps, and the stylus has an irritating input lag that makes scribbling on screen unsatisfactory.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The problem is that none of this mythmaking will get us any closer to the truth of what happened or, in fact, what Mangione himself seems to be after: changing our country’s appalling health system.
—Kara Alaimo, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
During Syria's civil war, human rights groups estimate that more than 100,000 Syrians, including children, were held in appalling conditions at Syrian President Bashar Assad's notorious Saydnaya prison.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
With its The Princess Bride meets The Tudors vibes, My Lady Jane had the potential to go down in the annals of television history as one of the greats — now, it will just be remembered as an appalling case of TV executives fumbling the bag.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The problem is that none of this mythmaking will get us any closer to the truth of what happened or, in fact, what Mangione himself seems to be after: changing our country’s appalling health system.
—Kara Alaimo, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
During Syria's civil war, human rights groups estimate that more than 100,000 Syrians, including children, were held in appalling conditions at Syrian President Bashar Assad's notorious Saydnaya prison.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
With its The Princess Bride meets The Tudors vibes, My Lady Jane had the potential to go down in the annals of television history as one of the greats — now, it will just be remembered as an appalling case of TV executives fumbling the bag.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Appalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalling. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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