appal

//əˈpɔːl//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

appalInfinitive
appalPresent tense
appalledPast tense
appalledPast participle
appallingPresent participle
appalsThird-person singular
1

To greatly dismay or horrify someone; to fill with shock, horror, or disgust.

The news of the disaster appalled everyone in the room.

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