Amazed vs. Appalled — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Amazed and Appalled
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Amazed
"Amazed" is a power ballad by American country music group Lonestar, released on March 28, 1999, for country radio and on December 13 of that same year for pop radio as the second single from their third studio album Lonely Grill (1999). It is the band's longest-lasting number one single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard country chart.
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Appalled
To fill with horror and amazement; dismay greatly
"I was ... appalled by how my supposedly all-knowing professor could have made such hurtful mistakes" (Molly Worthen).
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Amazed
To affect with great wonder; astonish.
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Appalled
Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
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Amazed
(Obsolete) To bewilder; perplex.
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Appalled
Simple past tense and past participle of appall
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Amazed
To cause great wonder or astonishment
A sight that amazes.
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Appalled
Simple past tense and past participle of appal
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Amazed
Amazement; wonder.
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Appalled
Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
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Amazed
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
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Appalled
Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
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Amazed
Simple past tense and past participle of amaze
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Amazed
Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock;
An amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
Astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
Stood in stunned silence
Stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
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