Definition of appall Appall
/ʌpɔˈl/ - [upol] - ap•pall
We found 10 definitions of appall from 4 different sources.
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British English
appal - /ɐpˈɔːl/
American English
appall - /ʌpɔˈl/
What does appall mean?
WordNet
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| appall - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" | ||
| shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, outrage | ||
| churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" | ||
| appall - 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" | ||
| dismay, alarm, appal, horrify | ||
| affright, fright, frighten, scare cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" | ||
| shock subject to electrical shocks | ||
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Wiktionary 
- appall (Verb)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- appall (a.)
To make pale; to blanch. - appall (a.)
To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. - appall (a.)
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. - appall (v. i.)
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. - appall (v. i.)
To lose flavor or become stale. - appall (n.)
Terror; dismay.
Part of speech
🔤- appall, verb, present, 1st person singular of appall (infinitive).
- appall, verb (infinitive).
