Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with appalling in American Collocation
appalling
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈpɔlɪŋ/
absolutely
equally
frankly
quite
really
simply
truly
utterly
I thought the referee was absolutely appalling.
event or action
abuse
act
atrocity
catastrophe
crime
cruelty
massacre
Appalling atrocities were committed by the militia and the armed forces.
conditions or situation
condition
mess
poverty
situation
state
suffering
tragedy
weather
The weather was still appalling.
be
find something
look
sound
They found their behaviour appalling.
His introduction to army life sounds quite appalling.