to appall
64
5.5
- verb
- /əˈpɔl/
:
horrorizar
- Indeed, the TV correspondents who interviewed citizens on the street were appalled at the ferocity of the comments.
- appalled by the way
- rightly appalled
- appalled to say
Examples
-
In Stalinist Russia, she was appalled by the conditions under which the astronomers lived and worked.
Academic text (1993) -
Americans, including most in the Irish-American Catholic community, were appalled by the gruesome images of the sunken ship.
Academic text (1996) -
Are you not appalled by that?
-
- I am appalled by the alleged criminal action of Mr. King.
-
Some of our number were initially appalled at your proposal that we simply return the money.
-
Ramon is a bit appalled by the attack.
-
She even visited the prison and was just appalled by the conditions.
-
When Jim entered the cramped, instrument-packed cockpit, he was appalled by what he saw.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Political Science Quarterly reviewer was appalled at these Marxists writing with sectarian assurance.
Academic text (2014) -
Many people were appalled by the cruel treatment of animals in that documentary.
Synonyms
202
2.1
To cause someone to feel sudden surprise and distress
153
2.5
Make someone feel deeply worried or upset
90
4.3
Make someone feel very shocked, afraid, or disgusted
37
4.4
Make someone feel shocked or worried by something unexpected
15
6.6
To surprise someone so much they cannot react
7
4.9
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
Make someone feel sudden shock or disgust
Make someone feel upset and unable to think clearly
Antonyms
How Shocked
7
4.8
90
4.3
64
5.5
202
2.1
133
1.9
131
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Appall comes from an old Latin word pallere meaning 'to be pale' and is related to the common word pale. So, to appall someone is to make them 'go pale' with shock or horror.