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.
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v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
v. strike with disgust or revulsion
Word Usage
"Somtow himself warned that the new opera, inspired by American action movies, might "appall" some of his fellow Thais."