APPAL


Meaning of APPAL in English

v.tr. (US appall) (appalled, appalling)

1. greatly dismay or horrify.

2 (as appalling adj.) colloq. shocking, unpleasant; bad.

Derivatives:

appallingly adv.

Etymology: ME f. OF apalir grow pale

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.