In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
APPAL
dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
(verb) 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”
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
APPALL
dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
(verb) 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”
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
appal (third-person singular simple present appals, present participle appalling, simple past and past participle appalled)
(British, less common) Alternative spelling of appall
Anagrams
• lappa, papal
Source: Wiktionary
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