Appal vs. Appall — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Appal and Appall
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Appal
Greatly dismay or horrify
Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers
Appall
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).
Appal
Alternative spelling of appall
Appall
(transitive) To fill with horror and/or indignation; to dismay.
The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.
Appal
Strike with disgust or revulsion;
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
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Appall
To make pale; to blanch.
Appal
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
Appall
To weaken; to reduce in strength
Appall
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
Appall
To lose flavour or become stale.
Appall
To make pale; to blanch.
The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance.
Appall
To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.
Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold.
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.
The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.
Appall
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
Appall
To lose flavor or become stale.
Appall
Terror; dismay.
Appall
Strike with disgust or revulsion;
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Appall
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
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