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appall

/əˈpɔːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
ap-pall
IPA
/əˈpɔːl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.

Transitive verb

verb

To make pale; to blanch.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To weaken; to reduce in strength

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To lose flavor or to become stale.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pelH-, apallen, apalir

Usage

Inflected Forms

appalls (present, singular) appalling (participle, present) appalled (participle, past) appalled (past) appal (alternative, Commonwealth)

Derived Forms

appaller appallment

Synonyms

terrify daunt frighten scare depress affright alarm appall dismay fray grill give someone the shits

Rhymes With

all small call fall lol wall ball paul hall baseball tall mall

Questions

How do you pronounce appall?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɔːl/.
What does appall mean?
To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
Where does appall come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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