appall
To fill with horror or indignationTo fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
» Conditions in the camp were appalling.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.
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ужаса́тьužasátʹ, устраша́тьustrašátʹ, пуга́тьpugátʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To make pale; to blanch.
(obsolete, transitive)To weaken; to reduce in strength
(intransitive, obsolete)To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
(intransitive, obsolete)To lose flavor or to become stale.
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- strike with disgust or revulsion
Examples
42 sentencesConditions in the camp were appalling.
Tom was appalled by what Mary did.
Tom looked appalled by what Mary did.
I am shocked and appalled at what I have just seen.
The results were appalling.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (LatinFrom Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.
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Forms
appalls, appalling, appalled, appalledSynonyms
30 synonyms- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised:dismayalarmappalhorrify
- strike with disgust or revulsion:shockoffendscandalizescandaliseappaloutrage
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle