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1. (v.t.) appall
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:
I am appalled at your attitude.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF ap(p)allir to grow or make pale)
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1. (verb) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
2. (verb) dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
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1. (adj) appall
to make pale; to blanch
2. (adj) appall
to weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight
3. (adj) appall
to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart
4. (noun) appall
terror; dismay
5. (verb) appall
to grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged
6. (verb) appall
to lose flavor or become stale
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