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Appal vs. Appall — What's the Difference?

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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