appall

The definition of appall means to invoke feelings of offense, surprise, fear or terror.

(verb)

An example of something that might appall are someone's horrible table manners at an upscale fine dining establishment.

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See appall in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to fill with horror or dismay; shock

Origin: ME apallen < OFr apalir < a-, to + palir, to grow pale < L palescere < pallere, to be pale: see pale

See appall in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ap·palled, ap·pall·ing, ap·palls
To fill with consternation or dismay. See Synonyms at dismay.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English apallen, to grow faint

Origin: , from Old French apalir

Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + palir, to grow pale (from pale, pale, from Latin pallidus, from pallēre, to grow pale; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots)

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