appall
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appall
- /əˈpɔːl/
Rhymes with -ɔːl
Where it comes from
From 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.
verb appalls · appalling · appalled · appal
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To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.
Similar: terrify, daunt, frighten, scare, depress, affright, alarm, appall, dismay, fray, grill, give someone the shits
- To make pale; to blanch. Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]
- To weaken; to reduce in strength wine of it owne nature will not congeale and freeze, onely it will loose the strength, and become appalled in extremitie of cold.
- To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
- To lose flavor or to become stale.
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verb to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear
| Español | consternar, abrumar, apabullar, horrorizar |
|---|---|
| Português | consternar |
| Français | atterrer, horrifier |
| Deutsch | entsetzen, abstoßen |
| Italiano | impallidire |
| Русский | ужаса́ть užasátʹ, устраша́ть ustrašátʹ, пуга́ть pugátʹ, потряса́ть potrjasátʹ, приводи́ть в смяте́ние privodítʹ v smjaténije |
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title = {appall},
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