“Appalling” in Japanese
Short answer
Appalling in Japanese is “酸鼻” (sanbi). Full meaning: appalling, awful, extreme pain, deep sorrow.
Other ways to say “Appalling” in Japanese
惨
san appalling
凄惨
seisan ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
凄まじい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
せいさん
seisan ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
見られたものではない
miraretamonodehanai not a pretty sight, appalling, not a good look
見られたものじゃない
miraretamonojanai not a pretty sight, appalling, not a good look
大それた
daisoreta outrageous, wild (ambition, idea, etc.), crazy, inordinate, extravagant (e.g. claims), audacious, reckless, thoughtless, monstrous, appalling
悽惨
seisan ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
せい惨
seisan ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
凄じい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
すさまじい
susamajii terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, ghastly; tremendous, terrific, enormous, prodigious, stupendous, amazing; appalling, shocking, staggering, absurd
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