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Verb
/əˈpôl/,
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appalls, 3rd person singular present; appals, 3rd person singular present; appalled, past tense; appalled, past participle; appalling, present participle;
  1. Greatly dismay or horrify
    • - bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some officials
    • - Alison looked at me, appalled

  1. (appall) shock: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
  2. (appall) dismay: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
  3. (appall) 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
  4. (appall) fill with disgust or hate