Appalling

1. noun

   an experience that appalls

   “is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?”

2. verb

   strike with disgust or revulsion

   “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”

   Similar: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

3. verb

   fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

   “I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”

   Similar: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify