Appal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈpɔːl|  American pronunciation of the word appal
Brit.  |əˈpɔːl|  British pronunciation of the word appal

verb

- strike with disgust or revulsion (syn: appall, offend, outrage, scandalize, shock)
- fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised (syn: alarm, appall, dismay, horrify)

Extra examples

The thought of war appalls me.

It appalls me to think of the way those children have been treated.

I was appalled by his behaviour.

The way we kill animals appals a lot of people.

The decision to execute the two men has appalled many politicians.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: appal
he/she/it: appals
present participle: appalling
past tense: appalled
past participle: appalled
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