appall
pronunciation
How to pronounce appall in British English:
UK [ə'pɔ:l]
How to pronounce appall in American English:
US [əˈpɔl]
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- Verb:
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Word Origin
- appall (v.)
- also appal, early 14c., "to fade;" c. 1400, "to grow pale," from Old French apalir "become or make pale," from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale," from Latin pallere (see pallor). Meaning "cause dismay or shock," is 1530s. Related: Appalled; appalling.
Example
- 1. Her daring neckline was designed to appall .
- 2. Meanwhile , the lack of security does not regularly appall people , but creates totally different reactions .
- 3. And you don 't have to agree with someone to respect their ability to write : charles krauthammer 's ideas usually appall me , but there 's no question that he is an effective prose stylist .