appalled

[ uh-pawld ]

/ əˈpɔld /

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adjective

overcome with horror, shock, outrage, or dismay: I am appalled at the very idea of selling one’s vote.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of appall.

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Origin of appalled

appall + -ed²

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How to use appalled in a sentence

His upper-middle-class parents—played by Jeffrey Wright and Jennifer Hudson—are appalled and angry, but they also feel helpless.
Monster Tells a Harrowing Story—But the Filmmaking Gets in the Way|Stephanie Zacharek|May 7, 2021|Time
“He’s obviously very shaken, very appalled, very angry,” Contee said, adding that rioters stole items from the officer and, he thinks, tried to get his firearm.
Beaten, sprayed with mace and hit with stun guns: police describe injuries to dozens of officers during assault on U.S. Capitol|Peter Hermann, Julie Zauzmer|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Stacie MacDonald, a former Republican candidate for the House of Delegates who is helping to finance the lawsuit, said in a statement she was “absolutely appalled” at the county’s steps because of the fragile state of the economy.
Maryland judge temporarily blocks county’s ban on indoor dining|Michael Brice-Saddler, Ovetta Wiggins, Gregory S. Schneider|December 16, 2020|Washington Post
After the first week, my husband and I, both also working from home, were appalled.
Distance learning was a disaster. So I decided to teach my daughter myself.|Tracey Lewis-Giggetts|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

So we shouldn’t be appalled by that, but we should make sure that everybody is paying their fair share.
Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows|Eli Rosenberg|November 18, 2020|Washington Post
I remember being appalled that he killed off Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Israelis often are amused and appalled by the crazies attracted to the Holy Land, and not only for religious reasons.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But outsiders, generally, are embarrassed or appalled, and so are a growing number of locals.
Dutch Try to Save Santa’s Slave|Nadette De Visser|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The notion of anarchy so appalled the conservative Reagan, he came out against Briggs, and it was defeated.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People|Tim Teeman|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I was truly appalled by the realization of the deceit involved,” Bradlee wrote.
The Bizarre Tale of Ben Bradlee, JFK, and the Master Spy|Will Rahn|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A quick vision of death smote her soul, and for a second of time appalled and enfeebled her senses.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Louis was too much appalled by the two leading charges, to shew any surprise at the third.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The anger and rebellion had been comatose in these years of freedom, but the maturer brain was the more uneasy, at times appalled.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The people huddled together, and looked into each others' appalled faces, and no man said a word.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
It was this absence of interest after close upon a year in the country that appalled him as much as his inner visioning.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

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