Vocabulary
Appalling
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
causing shock or dismay; horrific
Urdu meaning
انتہائی خراب، ہولناک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The appalling scenes of 18 people being swept away by the raging torrents of the Swat River exposed a medley of failures.
- Dozens have been arbitrarily arrested, thrown into detention, and some have been subjected to appalling acts of torture.
- In extreme cases, women are symbolically `married` to the Quran to permanently exclude them from any inheritance an appalling distortion of religious beliefs.
- These include enforced disappearances, the province`s appalling socioeconomic indicators, and curbs on political activity.
- With conviction rates hovering at an appalling 0.5pc for honour killings and rape, 0.1pc for kidnapping, and a mere 1.3pc for domestic violence, we have a real crisis of accountability on our hands.
Synonyms
shocking, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, awful,
Antonyms
admirable, excellent
Curator example
the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack
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