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
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.
• dismay, terrify, daunt, frighten, affright, scare, depress
• See also frighten
• palpal
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 May 2025
(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
