appall
Meaning
- (transitive) To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
- (obsolete, transitive) To make pale; to blanch.
- (obsolete, transitive) To weaken; to reduce in strength
- (intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To lose flavor or to become stale.
Synonyms
Translations
consternar
heurter
consternar
ontzetten
entsetzen
horroritzarPronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɔːl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.
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