APPALLED

appalled, aghast(p), dismayed, shocked

(adjective) struck with fear, dread, or consternation

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

Adjective

appalled (comparative more appalled, superlative most appalled)

Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

Verb

appalled

simple past tense and past participle of appall

simple past tense and past participle of appal

Source: Wiktionary

APPALL

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