Appalling Definition & Meaning

appalling
adjective
  1. causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
noun
  1. an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"

"Appalling" in song lyrics

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  • "The sky is falling, life is appalling"
    Blackalicious — Sky is Falling
  • "The illiteracy level of our children are appalling"
    Cage f/ Jello Biafra — Grand Ol' Party Crash
  • "It's raining with corpses, the blood is appalling"
    Insane Clown Posse — Hell's Forecast

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