Definitions
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.”
“The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.”
“Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fill with horror”6 letters
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