appall

//əˈpɔːl//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

appallInfinitive
appallPresent tense
appalledPast tense
appalledPast participle
appallingPresent participle
appallsThird-person singular
1

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

The news of the disaster appalled everyone in the room.