Verb: appall u'pol
Usage: US (elsewhere: appal)
Usage: US (elsewhere: appal)
- Strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman appalled her friends";
- shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise [Brit], appal [Brit, Cdn], outrage
- Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was appalled at the thought of being late for my interview";
- dismay, alarm, appal [Brit, Cdn], horrify
Derived forms: appalls, appalling
Type of: affright, disgust, fright [archaic], frighten, nauseate, revolt, scare, sicken
Encyclopedia: Appall