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appal

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appal US, appall [əˈpɔːl]
vb -pals, -palling, -palled US, -palls -palling, -palled
(tr) to fill with horror; shock or dismay
[from Old French appalir to turn pale]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.appalappal - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
2.appalappal - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
shock - strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"

appal
verb horrify, shock, alarm, frighten, scare, terrify, outrage, disgust, dishearten, revolt, intimidate, dismay, daunt, sicken, astound, harrow, unnerve, petrify, scandalize, make your hair stand on end (informal) She's starting to look like her mother, which appals me.
Translations
appal appall (US) [əˈpɔːl] VThorrorizar
everyone was appalledse horrorizaron todos, todos quedaron consternados
I was appalled by the newsme horrorizó la noticia

appal [əˈpɔːl] vt
(= dismay) → consterner, atterrer
(= horrify) → horrifier

appal, (US also) appall
vtentsetzen; to be appalled (at or by something) (→ über etw acc) → entsetzt sein

appal appall (Am) [əˈpɔːl] vtsconvolgere, atterrire

appal
v appal [əˈpoːl]
to horrify or shock We were appalled by the bomb damage. ontstel يُرَوِّع، يُرْعِب ужасявам vyděsit, polekat forfærde; chokere entsetzen προκαλώ φρίκη horrorizar kohutama هراسان کردن pöyristyttää épouvanter לְהַחֲרִיד, לְזַעֲזֵע भयभीत कर देना prestraviti ngeri, merasa ngeri skelfa spaventare ぞっとさせる ...을 놀라게 하다 priblokšti biedēt; šausmināt terkejut ontstellen forferde, sjokkere przerażać horrorizar a în­grozi ужасать vydesiť zgroziti užasnuti förfära ทำให้กลัว; ทำให้ตกใจ dehşete düşürmek 使驚駭 лякати; страхати خوفزدہ یا دہشت زدہ کرنا làm thất kinh 使
adj apˈpalling
ontstellend مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب ужасен strašný, otřesný forfærdelig; skrækkelig erschreckend φρικιαστικός horrible kohutav هولناک؛ رقت انگیز pöyristyttävä épouvantable מַחֲרִיד, מְזַעֲזֵע भयंकर strašan ijesztő mengerikan skelfilegur spaventoso 恐しい 소름끼치는 pasibaisėtinas šausmīgs; drausmīgs mengejutakan ontstellend forferdelig, skrekkelig, frekk przerażający horrível groaznic, înspăi­mân­tător ужасающий otrasný grozen užasan skrämmande, förfärlig ซึ่งทำให้ตกใจ korkunç 令人震驚的 жахливий ہولناک ، چونکانے والا kinh khủng
adv apˈpallingly
ontstellend بِصورَة مُرْعِبَة، بِصورَة مُرَوِّعَه ужасено strašně, otřesně forfærdeligt; skrækkeligt erschreckend φρικιαστικά horriblemente kohutavalt بطور وحشتناک pöyristyttävästi épouvantablement נוֹרָא भयंकर रूप से strašno megdöbbentően keadaan mengerikan skelfilega spaventosamente ぞっとするように 소름끼치도록 su pasibaisėjimu šausmīgi; drausmīgi secara mengejut ontstellend forferdelig, skrekkelig, frekt przerażająco horrivelmente groaznic ужасающе otrasne grozno užasno skrämmande, förfärligt อย่างทำให้ตกใจ dehşetle 令人震驚地 жахливо چونکاتے ہوئے ، ڈراتے ہوئے kinh khủng


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He notices every landmark; can retrace his route through the most monotonous plains, or the most perplexed labyrinths of the mountains; no danger nor difficulty can appal him, and he scorns to complain under any privation.
But that contradiction in the lamp more and more appals him.
His voice and hand were both arrested by a roar, or rather a shriek from the beast, that was sufficiently terrific to appal even a stouter heart than that of the naturalist.
 
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