appall

(ə-pôl')
tr.v., -palled, -pall·ing, -palls.
To fill with consternation or dismay. See synonyms at dismay.

[Middle English apallen, to grow faint, from Old French apalir : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + palir, to grow pale (from pale, pale , from Latin pallidus , from pallēre, to grow pale).]

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is the correct British English spelling (American English appall), with inflections appalled, appalling.

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verb

To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: consternate, daunt, dismay, horrify, shake, shock. See fear/courage.

v

Definition: horrify
Antonyms: comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy

IN BRIEF: Horrified.

I was appalled at the price of real estate in Los Angeles.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forfærde

Français (French)
v. tr. - consterner, épouvanter

Deutsch (German)
v. - entsetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρομάζω, φοβίζω, συγκλονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
sgomentare, costernare, sconvolgere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assustar, amedrontar, aterrorizar, intimidar

Русский (Russian)
ужасать, устрашать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consternar, pasmar, asombrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förfära, förskräcka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使毛骨悚然, 使惊骇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使毛骨悚然, 使驚駭

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 소름 끼치게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぞっとさせる

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החריד, הפחיד‬

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