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

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Etymology

Verb

appall (third-person singular simple present appalls, present participle appalling, simple past and past participle appalled)

(transitive) To fill with horror; to dismay.

(transitive, obsolete) To make pale; to blanch.

(transitive, obsolete) To weaken; to reduce in strength

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

(intransitive, obsolete) To lose flavour or become stale.

Synonyms

• dismay, terrify, daunt, frighten, affright, scare, depress

• See also frighten

Anagrams

• palpal

Source: Wiktionary

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Ap*pall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] Etym: [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.]

1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. Wyatt.

2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] Chaucer. Whine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland.

3. 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. The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. Clarendon.

Syn.

– To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.

Ap*pall", v. i.

1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower.

2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]

Ap*pall", n.

Definition: Terror; dismay. [Poet.] Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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