Appalling has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
an experience that appalls
"is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
Verb
1
present participle of appall
"The shocking sight of the collapsed bridge left everyone feeling appalled by what they had witnessed."
Adjective
1
causing consternation
"appalling conditions"
2
Horrifying and astonishing.
"The appalling sight of the burning building left everyone in stunned silence."
Broader Terms (hypernyms)