Appalling

Appalling
Appall Ap*pall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. --Wyatt. [1913 Webster]

2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See {Dismay}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • appalling — index deplorable, dire, disastrous, egregious, formidable, loathsome, lurid, repulsive Burton s Legal Thesauru …   Law dictionary

  • appalling — (adj.) 1620s, prp. adjective from APPALL (Cf. appall). Colloquial weakened sense of distasteful is attested from 1919 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • appalling — [adj] horrifying alarming, astounding, awful, bad, daunting, dire, disheartening, dismaying, dreadful, fearful, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, grim, grody*, gross*, harrowing, heavy*, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrific,… …   New thesaurus

  • appalling — [ə pôl′iŋ] adj. causing horror, shock, or dismay appallingly adv …   English World dictionary

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  • appalling — ap|pal|ling [əˈpo:lıŋ US əˈpo: ] adj 1.) very unpleasant and shocking = ↑terrible ▪ She suffered appalling injuries. ▪ He was kept in appalling conditions in prison. ▪ an appalling famine 2.) very bad = ↑atrocious ▪ The weather was absolutely… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • appalling — [[t]əpɔ͟ːlɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you. They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months. Syn: dreadful Derived words: appallingly ADV GRADED He says that he… …   English dictionary

  • appalling — ap|pall|ing [ ə pɔlıŋ ] adjective * very unpleasant and shocking: The conditions in the camps were absolutely appalling. a. very bad or disappointing: appalling weather The jokes were absolutely appalling. ╾ ap|pall|ing|ly adverb: At peak times… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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