Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appalled

/əpˈɔld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: ap-palled
IPA: /əpˈɔld/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

verb

simple past and past participle of appall

verb

simple past and past participle of appal

Example Sentences

"But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online."
"West's friends were so appalled by the nature of his death that they arranged for a wooden memorial in the churchyard of St Laurence's, constructed aptly from a railway sleeper."
"Dr. Frank Hoffman, a gynecologist and founder of the program, says he was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed, not just in Germany but around the world."

Etymology

From appall + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more appalled (comparative) most appalled (superlative) appauled (alternative, nonstandard)

Derived Forms

unappalled

Synonyms

aghast dismayed shocked

Rhymes With

called so-called installed recalled bald hauled walled stalled crawled auld uncalled mauled

Questions

How do you pronounce appalled?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpˈɔld/.
What does appalled mean?: Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
Where does appalled come from?: From appall + -ed.

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