appal

[US]/əˈpɔːl/
[UK]/əˈpɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. shock deeply; horrify; disgust
Word Forms
Present Participleappalling
Past Participleappalled
Past Tenseappalled
Third Person Singularappals

Example Sentences

appal / appall vt.

I was appal(l)ed at the news.

the amount they spend on clothes would appal their parents and stupefy their grandparents.

This “Hamlet” will appal some for being so resolutely unclassical.

Between 1941-1945, 42 Eastbound convoys, loaded to their plimsol lines with all types of war supplies, fought both the enemy and the appaling weather to deliver their valuable cargoes.

The news of the accident appalled everyone.

The violence in the movie appalled the audience.

Her behavior at the party appalled her friends.

The lack of basic amenities in the village appalled the visitors.

The cruelty towards animals appalled animal lovers.

The corruption scandal appalled the entire nation.

The poor living conditions in the slums appalled the charity workers.

The lack of action on climate change appalls environmental activists.

The racist remarks made by the politician appalled the public.

The level of pollution in the river appals conservationists.

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