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Appalling
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- This statistic has appalling implications.
- Your behaviour is appalling.
- The level of knowledge and sophistication is, with all due respect, appalling.
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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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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.
EXPANDappalling
1817, prp. adj. formed from appall (q.v.). Colloquial weakened sense of "distasteful" is attested from 1919.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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