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verb (used with object)
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay: He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.
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Example Sentences
- Many other things were going on in society then that would appall us today.
- Each of the guest rooms is radically different in its decor and theme, and each may delight or appall you with its quirks.
- It should appall wine snobs, beer swillers and even teetotalers.
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Word Origin & History
appall
early 14c., from O.Fr. apalir "become or make pale," from a- "to" + palir "grow pale," from L. pallere (see pallor). Meaning of "cause dismay or shock," is 16c.
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