appall

Other spellings

• (UK) appal

Pronunciation

• enPR: ə-pôlʹ, IPA ^(key): /əˈpɔːl/

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Verb

Plain form appall

Third-person singular appalls

Past tense appalled

Past participle appalled

Present participle appalling

1. (transitive) To depress or discourage with fear; to make upset.

   The mess in the house would appall him.

Related words

• dismay