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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shockedadjective

    struck with fear, dread, or consternation

GCIDE

  1. appalledadjective

    struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

Wiktionary

  1. appalledadjective

    shocked, horrified by something unpleasant

ChatGPT

  1. appalled

    Appalled refers to the feeling of being greatly dismayed, shocked or horrified, often resulting from witnessing or learning about something deeply upsetting, disturbing, or offensive.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Appalled

    of Appall

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of appalled in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of appalled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of appalled in a Sentence

  1. Jason Barowitz:

    Mr. Abrams is a member of the cottage industry that seeks to personally profit off of Robert’s victims, even if it involves disrupting the prosecution of the murder of Susan Berman, the truth is that the Durst family is appalled by Robert’s actions and has cooperated with authorities to help ensure justice is served.

  2. Gene Ryan:

    Let me begin by stating how appalled and frustrated we are at this morning's events. .... We are disappointed in the apparent rush to judgment given the fact that the investigation into this matter has not been concluded, our officers, like every other American, are entitled to due process.

  3. Mitt Romney:

    Even so, I am sickened at the extent and pervasiveness of dishonesty and misdirection by individuals in the highest office of the land, including the President, i am also appalled that, among other things, fellow citizens working in a campaign for president welcomed help from Russia - including information that had been illegally obtained; that none of them acted to inform American law enforcement; and that the campaign chairman was actively promoting Russian interests in Ukraine.

  4. Josh Hawley:

    I think voters are so appalled, just appalled, by the smear campaign.

  5. Justice Antonin Scalia:

    You're looking at me as though I'm weird, my God! Are you so out of touch with most of America, most of which believes in the Devil? I mean, Jesus Christ believed in the Devil! It's in the Gospels! You travel in circles that are so, so removed from mainstream America that you are appalled that anybody would believe in the Devil! Most of mankind has believed in the Devil, for all of history. Many more intelligent people than you or me have believed in the Devil.

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