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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPALL'ED, pp. Depressed or disheartened with fear; reduced.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: aghast, appalled, dismayed, shocked]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Appall Ap*pall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. --Wyatt. 2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. --Holland. 3. 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. The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. --Clarendon. Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you are appalled by something, you are shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant. We are all, of course, appalled that such items are still on sale in the shops. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ by/at n