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appalling

Pronunciation: /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

The English word “appalling” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Extremely unfavorable; terrible.

Etymology

By surface analysis, appall + -ing.

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