appalling

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an experience that appalls
  2. verb strike with disgust or revulsion
  3. verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

Etymology

By surface analysis, appall + -ing.

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