appal

[ uh-pawl ]

/ əˈpɔl /

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verb (used with object), ap·palled, ap·pal·ling.Chiefly British.

appall.

Words nearby appal

apotheosis, apotheosize, apotropaic, apotropaism, app, appal, Appalachia, Appalachian, Appalachian dulcimer, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Spring

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Example sentences from the Web for appal

Nothing could appal the mind so much as the contemplation of eternal solitude.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles
My existence is sadly cold and stern, and full of horrors that appal.
The Lady of the Shroud|Bram Stoker
The messengers despatched by the Athenians to the Delphic oracle received indeed an answer well calculated to appal them.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
We say it is the bounden duty of every Briton to help to keep up that esprit de corps which no danger can appal.
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure|Timothy Gowing

The awfulness of the difficulties in art now rose up in his mind to appal him, and he uttered a sigh.
Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II|Alexander Huth

British Dictionary definitions for appal

appal

US appall

/ (əˈpɔːl) /

verb -pals, -palling or -palled or US -palls, -palling or -palled

(tr) to fill with horror; shock or dismay

Word Origin for appal

C14: from Old French appalir to turn pale

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单词	appal
释义	appal [ uh-pawl ] / əˈpɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appal ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ap·palled, ap·pal·ling.Chiefly British. appall. Words nearby appal apotheosis, apotheosize, apotropaic, apotropaism, app, appal, Appalachia, Appalachian, Appalachian dulcimer, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian Spring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appal Nothing could appal the mind so much as the contemplation of eternal solitude. Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration\|Ernest Giles My existence is sadly cold and stern, and full of horrors that appal. The Lady of the Shroud\|Bram Stoker The messengers despatched by the Athenians to the Delphic oracle received indeed an answer well calculated to appal them. Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton We say it is the bounden duty of every Briton to help to keep up that esprit de corps which no danger can appal. A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure\|Timothy Gowing The awfulness of the difficulties in art now rose up in his mind to appal him, and he uttered a sigh. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II\|Alexander Huth British Dictionary definitions for appal appal US appall / (əˈpɔːl) / verb -pals, -palling or -palled or US -palls, -palling or -palled (tr) to fill with horror; shock or dismay Word Origin for appal C14: from Old French appalir to turn pale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to appal dismay, dishearten, intimidate, frighten, alarm, unnerve, astound, amaze, faze, disconcert, outrage, daunt, awe, petrify, terrify, scare, shock, insult, consternate, shake
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appal

verb (used with object), ap·palled, ap·pal·ling.Chiefly British.

Words nearby appal

Example sentences from the Web for appal

British Dictionary definitions for appal

US appall

verb -pals, -palling or -palled or US -palls, -palling or -palled

Word Origin for appal

Words related to appal