- appal, appall
- هوَّلَ \ appal, appall: to shock deeply: We were appalled by the news of all the deaths in the explosion.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
appal, appall
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appall — (v.) also appal, early 14c., to fade; c.1400, to grow pale, from O.Fr. apalir become or make pale, from a to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + palir grow pale, from L. pallere (see PALLOR (Cf. pallor)). Meaning … Etymology dictionary
appal — is the correct BrE spelling (AmE appall), with inflections appalled, appalling … Modern English usage
appall — / appal [v] horrify alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to*, gross out*, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve; concepts 7,19,42 Ant.… … New thesaurus
appal — appall / appal [v] horrify alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to*, gross out*, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve; concepts 7,19,42… … New thesaurus
appal — (US appall) ► VERB (appalled, appalling) 1) greatly dismay or horrify. 2) (appalling) informal very bad or displeasing. DERIVATIVES appallingly adverb. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
appal — [ə pôl′] vt. appalled, appalling alt. sp. of APPALL … English World dictionary
appall — verb 1. strike with disgust or revulsion The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends • Syn: ↑shock, ↑offend, ↑scandalize, ↑scandalise, ↑appal, ↑outrage • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
appal — /əˈpɔl / (say uh pawl) verb (t) (appalled, appalling) 1. to overcome with fear; fill with consternation and horror. 2. to shock; dismay; displease. Also, appall. {Middle English apalle(n), from Old French apallir become or make pale} Usage:… …
appall — also appal verb (appalled; appalling) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French apalir, from Old French, from a (from Latin ad ) + palir to grow pale, from Latin pallescere, inchoative of pallēre to be pale more at fallow Date: 14th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
appal — verb see appall … New Collegiate Dictionary
appal — /euh pawl /, v.t., appalled, appalling. appall. * * * … Universalium
