appall

Definition

To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.

Etymology

From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.

Example Sentences

• "The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury."
• "The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum."
• "Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]"