Appall: meaning, definitions and examples

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appall

 

[ ษ™หˆpษ”หl ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

feeling

greatly dismay or horrify.

Synonyms

alarm, disgust, horror, repel, shock

Examples of usage

  • It appalled her to see how much her friend had deteriorated.
  • The thought of being trapped in a small space appalled him.
  • The news of the tragedy appalled the entire community.
  • She was appalled by the lack of compassion shown by some people.
  • The graphic images in the documentary appalled viewers.

Translations

Translations of the word "appall" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น chocar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเคฏเคญเฅ€เคค เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช entsetzen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengerikan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะถะฐั…ะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przeraลผaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ฉšใ‹ใ™

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉpouvanter

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ horrorizar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท dehลŸete dรผลŸรผrmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒ์— ์งˆ๋ฆฌ๊ฒŒ ํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุฑูˆุน

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลกokovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ลกokovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฝฟๆƒŠๆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pretresati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hrรฆรฐa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพั€า›ั‹ั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dษ™hลŸษ™tษ™ salmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ horrorizar

Etymology

The word 'appall' originated from the Old French word 'appalir' meaning 'to grow pale' or 'make pale'. Over time, its meaning evolved to convey a sense of great dismay or horror. The word has been used in English literature for centuries to describe the strong emotional reaction of being greatly shocked or horrified.

See also: appalled, appalling.