APPALL

[ap.pall] also ap.pal vb ap.palled ; ap.pall.ing [ME, fr. MF apalir, fr. OF, fr. a- (fr. L ad-) + palir to grow pale, fr. L pallescere, incho. of pallere to be pale--more at fallow] vi (14c) obs: weaken, fail ~ vt: to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay syn see dismay