[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

appalling \appall"ing\, a.
   such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. --
   appall"ingly, adv.
   1913 webster
see also:
appall"ingly 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

appall \appall"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. appalled; p. pr.  vb.
   n. appalling. of. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a l.
   ad + p^alir to grow pale, to make pale, p^ale pale. see
   pale, a., and cf. pall.
   1. to make pale; to blanch. obs.
      1913 webster

            the answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
            hath so appalled my countenance.      --wyatt.
      1913 webster

   2. to weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled
      wight. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and
            freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become
            appalled in extremity of cold.        --holland.
      1913 webster

   3. to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear
      in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its
      firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to
      dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
      1913 webster

            the house of peers was somewhat appalled at this
            alarum.                               --clarendon.
      1913 webster

   syn: to dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare;
        depress. see dismay.
        1913 webster
see also:
appalled appalling pall dismay 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

appal
     v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "the scandalous behavior
          of this married woman shocked her friends" syn: shock,
           offend, scandalize, scandalise, appall, outrage
     2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
        surprised; "i was horrified at the thought of being late
        for my interview"; "the news of the executions horrified
        us" syn: dismay, alarm, appall, horrify
     also: appalling, appalled
see also:
shock offend scandalize scandalise appall outrage 
dismay alarm horrify appalling appalled 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

appalling
     adj : causing consternation; "appalling conditions" syn: dismaying
     n : an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the
         appalling or merely hear of it?"
see also:
dismaying 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

appalling
     see appal
see also:
appal 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

63 moby thesaurus words for "appalling":
   astonishing, astounding, atrocious, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful,
   baneful, beastly, bewildering, confounding, conspicuous, daunting,
   dire, direful, dismaying, dread, dreaded, dreadful, dumbfounding,
   egregious, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fell,
   formidable, frightful, ghastly, ghoulish, grim, grisly, gruesome,
   hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying,
   incredible, macabre, marked, marvelous, morbid, notable,
   noteworthy, noticeable, of mark, outstanding, redoubtable,
   remarkable, rotten, schrecklich, shocking, signal, striking,
   superior, terrible, terrific, tragic, tremendous, uncommon,
   unspeakable, wonderful

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