Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appalment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pal-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being appalled or alarmed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One patient, in walking through the street, may be quite appalled at the approach of a runaway horse. The degree of appalment in another may be quite trifling."

Etymology

From appal + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: appal

Usage

Inflected Forms

appalments (plural)

Questions

What does appalment mean?: The state of being appalled or alarmed.
Where does appalment come from?: From appal + -ment.

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