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Pronunciation : Ap*pall"
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.]
Etymology : [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p?lir to grow pale, to make pale, p?le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.]
Definition : 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. Wyatt.

2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] Chaucer. Whine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland.

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. Clarendon.

Syn. -- To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ap*pall"
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower.

2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ap*pall"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Terror; dismay. [Poet.] Cowper.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913