[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

appall \appall"\, n.
   terror; dismay. poet. --cowper.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

appall \appall"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. appalled; p. pr.  vb.
   n. appalling. of. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a l.
   ad + p^alir to grow pale, to make pale, p^ale pale. see
   pale, a., and cf. pall.
   1. to make pale; to blanch. obs.
      1913 webster

            the answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
            hath so appalled my countenance.      --wyatt.
      1913 webster

   2. to weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled
      wight. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and
            freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become
            appalled in extremity of cold.        --holland.
      1913 webster

   3. to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear
      in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its
      firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to
      dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
      1913 webster

            the house of peers was somewhat appalled at this
            alarum.                               --clarendon.
      1913 webster

   syn: to dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare;
        depress. see dismay.
        1913 webster
see also:
appalled appalling pall dismay 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

appall \appall"\, v. i.
   1. to grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or
      discouraged. obs. --gower.
      1913 webster

   2. to lose flavor or become stale. obs.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

appall
     v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "the scandalous behavior
          of this married woman shocked her friends" syn: shock,
           offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, outrage
     2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
        surprised; "i was horrified at the thought of being late
        for my interview"; "the news of the executions horrified
        us" syn: dismay, alarm, appal, horrify
see also:
shock offend scandalize scandalise appal outrage 
dismay alarm horrify 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "appall":
   abash, astound, awe, confound, daunt, discomfit, disconcert,
   disgust, dismay, faze, freeze, give offense, gross out, horrify,
   nauseate, offend, overawe, paralyze, petrify, put off, put out,
   repel, revolt, scare stiff, scare to death, shake, shock, sicken,
   strike dumb, strike terror into, stun, stupefy, take aback,
   terrify, turn the stomach

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