appalling

adjective

ap·pall·ing

Definition of appalling

: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust living under appalling conditions appalling savagery

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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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Yet as appalling as Luther's intolerance of his Jewish contemporaries was, Luther was not an anti-Semite. — Mark Pratt, Fox News, "Martin Luther letter critical of Jews is up for auction," 10 July 2018 But while Fallon backed off the critical refrain, hearing comedians take the moral high ground against appalling acts of the administration seems to have become a routinized part of late night. — Aja Romano, Vox, "“The sadness just writes itself”: late-night hosts on Trump’s border separation policy," 20 June 2018 Trying to read the first sentence of this appalling story from the Associated Press, Maddow broke down, near tears, and could not finish her show. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Data Sheet—Tech Industry Condemns Migrant Child Separation Policy. But What Will They Actually Do About It?," 20 June 2018 Given the side's appalling start to the campaign, the fans are likely to be content with this, and will look to push on to improve next season. — SI.com, "Gennaro Gattuso 'Very Happy' After Milan's Draw With Napoli But Rules Out UCL Qualification," 16 Apr. 2018 What was more appalling than the majority’s weak and unsupported decision, though, was the manner in which this curious threesome conducted the public hearing. — Jeffrey Harlan, latimes.com, "Costa Mesa City Council majority got it wrong by denying Plant project," 10 July 2018 It’s hard to see the callousness of this administration’s decisions, the appalling lack of humanity in the practice of tearing mothers from their children. — Maria E. Andreu, Teen Vogue, "I Could Have Been Separated From My Mother While Crossing the Border Between the United States and Mexico," 18 June 2018 After a truly appalling performance, the Brazilians were inconsolable. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 1 Day to Go - Hosts Brazil Suffer Record Humiliation Against Phenomenal Germans," 13 June 2018 This was an appalling day in the United States Congress. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "The Only Way Paul Ryan Wins Is if Millions of Americans Lose," 20 Dec. 2017

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