APPALL


Meaning of APPALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

also ap·pal ə-ˈpȯl

( ap·palled ; ap·pall·ing )

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

intransitive verb

obsolete : weaken , fail

transitive verb

: to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay

we were appall ed by his behavior

Synonyms: see dismay

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.