Appall

Definition:

  • (a.) To make pale; to blanch.
  • (a.) To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.
  • (a.) 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; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
  • (v. i.) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
  • (v. i.) To lose flavor or become stale.
  • (n.) Terror; dismay.

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