appalling

About 2.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of appall
2. adjective Horrifying and astonishing.

   That was an appalling waste of money.

3. adjective Extremely unfavorable; terrible.

Similar words

alarming dismaying atrocious dreadful horrific horrendous god-awful terrible horrible dreaded

Often followed by

conditions to and in that than as state lack

Word family

appallingly