appall

🇺🇸 /əˈpɔːl/ 🇬🇧 /əˈpɔːl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to shock someone very much because something is very bad or wrong

The terrible news about the accident appalled everyone who heard it.

translation

v. to shock someone very much because something is very bad or wrong

Word Forms

3rd Present appalls
Past appalled
Perfect appalled
Progressive appalling