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Appall   /əpˈɔl/   Listen
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Appall  v. t.  (past & past part. appalled; pres. part. appalling)  
1.
To make pale; to blanch. (Obs.) "The answer that ye made to me, my dear,... Hath so appalled my countenance."
2.
To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. (Obs.) "Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold."
3.
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."
Synonyms: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.



Appall  v. i.  
1.
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. (Obs.)
2.
To lose flavor or become stale. (Obs.)



noun
Appall  n.  Terror; dismay. (Poet.)






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"Appall" Quotes from Famous Books



... Before his foe, bleeding and near to fall, I turn and set my back against the wall, And look thee in the face, triumphant Death, I call for aid, and no one answereth; I am alone with thee, who conquerest all; Yet me thy threatening form doth not appall, For thou art but a phantom and a wraith. Wounded and weak, sword broken at the hilt, With armor shattered, and without a shield, I stand unmoved; do with me what thou wilt; I can resist no more, but will not yield. This is no tournament where cowards ...
— The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

... say: Waking Love suffereth no sleepe: Say, that raging Love dothe appall the weake stomacke: Say, that ...
— Spenser - (English Men of Letters Series) • R. W. Church

... 290 Roam ye the waters? traffic ye? or bound To no one port, wander, as pirates use, At large the Deep, exposing life themselves, And enemies of all mankind beside? He ceased; we, dash'd with terrour, heard the growl Of his big voice, and view'd his form uncouth, To whom, though sore appall'd, I thus replied. Of Greece are we, and, bound from Ilium home, Have wander'd wide the expanse of ocean, sport For ev'ry wind, and driven from our course, 300 Have here arrived; so stood the will of Jove. ...
— The Odyssey of Homer • Homer

... offences on the part of druggists in certain no-license towns—offences not only against the liquor laws, but also against the laws of decency and humanity—brought before the board of pharmacy, would appall the public if they were known. The Looker-On has seen the record of several of these druggists as transcribed from the police courts and they are very black records. One druggist after selling liquor over and over again to one customer, and several times getting him completely ...
— Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why - What Medical Writers Say • Martha M. Allen

... his position didn't appall him. Somehow, it had just the opposite effect. Perhaps it was because his strength had come back, and had brought with it the buoyancy that is natural to health. He could sense the vitality that surrounded him, poised, ...
— The Blind Spot • Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint


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