appall
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ap·pall
(ə-pôl′)tr.v. ap·palled, ap·pall·ing, ap·palls
To fill with horror and amazement; dismay greatly: "I was ... appalled by how my supposedly all-knowing professor could have made such hurtful mistakes" (Molly Worthen).
[Middle English apallen, to grow faint, from Old French apalir : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + palir, to grow pale (from pale, pale, from Latin pallidus, from pallēre, to grow pale; see pel- in Indo-European roots).]
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ap•pall
or ap•pal
(əˈpɔl)v.t.
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay: I am appalled at your attitude.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French ap(p)allir to grow or make pale]
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appall
Past participle: appalled
Gerund: appalling
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Verb | 1. | appall - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" |
2. | appall - 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" affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" shock - strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" |
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appal
(əˈpoːl) (American) appall – past tense, past participle apˈpalled – verb to horrify or shock. We were appalled by the bomb damage.
apˈpalling adjectiveapˈpallingly adverb
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