APPALL

appall

Verb

  1. 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.
    The sight appalled the stoutest heart.
  2. To make pale; to blanch.
  3. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce.
  4. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
  5. To lose flavour or become stale.


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