Appalling and Sad

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Appalling

Appalling adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
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Sad and appalling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Appalling".
Nearby Words: appalled, appal, appallingly

Sad

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
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Appalling and sad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appalling" instead an adjective "Sad".
Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

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  • Series / Being Human (US) Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror: While most character fantasies involving bodily harm to their enemies are inherently funny, it is simultaneously sad, and appalling that Danny made some level of his fiance's consciousness want to see Aidan tearing at the guy's throat.
    Source: Series / Being Human (US)
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