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# appalling

adjective (appalling, more appalling, most appalling)

«appalling» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very shocking and unpleasant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#m1)
2. (informal) Very bad: «appalling weather», «appalling handwriting». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#m2)
3. Appalling can also mean so impressive that it is astonishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#m3)

### In the lessons

Common in UK everyday talk and news for strong disapproval. Phrases: «appalling conditions», «appalling behaviour».

### Examples

- The weather was appalling on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#x1)
- The animals lived in appalling conditions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#x2)
- His handwriting is appalling! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#x3)
- That was appalling behaviour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#x4)
- The traffic was appalling this morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#x5)
- The food at the camp was appalling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/#x6)

### Note

From «appal» (UK) / «appall» (US). Adverb: appallingly. Double p, double l.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means a horrible thing, such as the wickedness Jeremiah sees in the land.

**Interpretation.** The prophet calls the people's false prophecy and the priests' complicity a shocking wrong.

### Examples

- An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: (Prophets JER.5.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appalling/#x1)

### Note

From «appal» (UK) / «appall» (US). Adverb: appallingly. Double p, double l.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appalling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appalling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appalling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appalling.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «appalling» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appalling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appalling» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/appalling.html) on Mova free.