appal
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of appal
C14: from Old French appalir to turn pale
Example Sentences
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The wild child of rock n' roll had found a whole new generation to appal.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022
"I know this will shock and appal the local community and I want to assure them we will do all we can to identify and bring to justice those responsible."
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022
“I’m often trying to either appal or amuse or entertain you with an idea,” he says, addressing her.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2019
"That a man can be targeted when he is attending a hospital to visit his wife and newly born son continues to appal all right-minded members of society."
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2013
They show us what we all were and thus appal us; but they are as little responsible on this account as is a piece of granite for being granite.
From Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
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