appall

Speech parts

1. appall - Noun

2. appall - Adjective

3. appall - Verb

Meaning

To make pale; to blanch.

To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.

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.

To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

To lose flavor or become stale.

Terror; dismay.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

daunt dismay scare frighten depress terrify affright shock alarm outrage offend appalled amaze abash horrify
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Antonyms

support help interest bring aid encourage
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Hypernyms

revolt disgust scare frighten fright sicken

Hyponyms

shock

Derivatives

appalled appalling

Anagrams

palpal

Examples

The political policies that are called conservative these days would appall any genuine conservative. Noam Chomsky

Just for Today. I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life-problem at once. I can do some things for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt I had to keep them up for a lifetime. Frank Crane

I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview Source: Internet

The news of the executions horrified us Source: Internet

The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Appalachianness Appalachians appalam appalled appaller appalling