Appalling Meaning in English

word

US

/əˈpɔɫɪŋ/

uh-PAW-ling

UK

/ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ/

uh-PAW-ling

التعريف

Extremely shocking, bad, or unpleasant; describes something that causes strong feelings of horror, disgust, or surprise.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal or strong language; usually describes something very negative, like 'appalling behavior' or 'appalling conditions.' Not for minor annoyances. Can express moral outrage or shock.

• Spanish: horrible - espantoso - aterrador
• Portuguese (BR): chocante - assustador - horrível
• Portuguese (PT): chocante - assustador - horrível
• Chinese (Simplified): 令人震惊的 - 可怕的 - 骇人听闻的
• Chinese (Traditional): 令人震驚的 - 可怕的 - 駭人聽聞的
• Hindi: भयावह - चौंका देने वाला - डराने वाला
• Arabic: مروع - صادم - مخيف
• Bengali: ভয়ংকর - আতঙ্কজনক - ভয়াবহ
• Russian: ужасающий - потрясающий (в негативном смысле) - чудовищный
• Japanese: ぞっとするような - 恐ろしい - ひどい
• Vietnamese: kinh khủng - khủng khiếp - tồi tệ
• Korean: 소름 끼치는 - 끔찍한 - 형편없는
• Turkish: dehşet verici - korkunç - tüyler ürpertici
• Urdu: خوفناک - ہولناک - لرزہ خیز
• Indonesian: mengerikan - mengerikan sekali - sangat buruk

جمل نموذجية

The food at that restaurant was appalling.

basic

His appalling behavior shocked everyone.

basic

The conditions in the camp were appalling.

basic

It’s appalling how much food goes to waste every day.

natural

Their lack of concern for safety is absolutely appalling.

natural

I saw an appalling accident on the way home last night.

natural