appalling state
Frequency: 6.27.5 per million words
Refers to a shocking and very bad condition.
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- The old building was left in an appalling state after years of neglect.
- We were shocked by the appalling state of the healthcare system.
- Her mental health was in an appalling state after the traumatic event.
- The report highlighted the appalling state of public education in the region.
- Despite its age, the car is not in an appalling state; it just needs some repairs.
- Visiting the war-torn city, they witnessed the appalling state of its infrastructure.
- The garden was in an appalling state, overgrown with weeds and littered with debris.
- Environmental activists warned about the appalling state of the local river.
- After the party, the house was in an appalling state, requiring hours of cleaning.
- The financial records were in such an appalling state that an audit was impossible.