Appall

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To fill with consternation or dismay. See Synonyms at dismay.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. 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 GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make pale; to blanch.
  • v. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce.
  • v. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
  • verb-intransitive. To lose flavor or become stale.
  • n. Terror; dismay.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See appal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • v. strike with disgust or revulsion
  • Verb Form
    appalled    appalling    appalls    appals   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disgust    revolt    nauseate    sicken    churn up   
    Variant
    appalling    appalled   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    depress    dismay    terrify    daunt    frighten    scare    affright    weaken    enfeeble    reduce   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ball    Fall    Gaul    Hall    Montreal    Nepal    Paul    Raul    Saul    Senegal