2007-01-03 02:28:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
appalling - adjective
· causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
Synonym(s): dismaying
2007-01-03 02:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
APPALL
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ap·palled; ap·pall·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French apalir, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + palir to grow pale, from Latin pallescere, inchoative of pallEre to be pale
Meaning:
intransitive verb, obsolete : WEAKEN, FAIL
transitive verb : to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
APPALLING
Function: adjective
Meaning: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
2007-01-03 06:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by Drew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 1994 Oxford Dictionary Reference for appal (appaling):
1, greatly dismay or horrify.
2, (as appalling adjective) colloq: very bad, shocking [French apalir grow pale: related to *pale1]
Pale1 (of aperson, colour, or complexion) light or feint; whitish, ashen
to sum up:
in general the term appalling is taken to mean an event or action that is extremely shocking and terrible in nature. (something that is very bad).
2007-01-03 02:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by thebestnamesarealreadytaken0909 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shockingly bad; upsetting, causing dismay.
It comes from the French word for fainting or going pale, which gives some indication of the type of feeling involved!
2007-01-03 03:17:42 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Appalling" means disgusting, terrible, bad
2007-01-03 02:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋