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Appalled

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adj. shocked, horrified by something unpleasant

v. Simple past tense and past participle of appall.

v. Simple past tense and past participle of appal.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation

Word Usage

"And it's not every day that you get an email from one using the word "appalled" when referring to an article in a respected journal like Pediatrics."

Equivalent

afraid

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

aghast(predicate) dismayed shocked

Verb Stem

appall

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

auld bald balled bawled called crawled drawled enthralled hald hauled