appalled (adj.)

1570s, "enfeebled;" c. 1600, "dismayed;" past-participle adjective from appall.

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also appal, early 14c., "to fade;" c. 1400, "to grow pale," from Old French apalir "become or make pale," from a- "to" (see ad-) + palir "grow pale," from Latin pallere "to be pale" (from PIE root *pel- (1) "pale"). Transitive meaning "cause dismay or shock," is 1530s. Related: Appalled; appalling.

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appalled (adj.)

struck with fear, dread, or consternation;

Synonyms: aghast / dismayed / shocked

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