transitive verb.
To fill with horror and amazement; dismay greatly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See appal.
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intransitive verb.
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
intransitive verb.
To lose flavor or become stale.
noun.
Terror; dismay.
transitive verb.
To make pale; to blanch.
transitive verb.
To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce.
transitive verb.
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.
verb.
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.
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verb.
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised