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Synonyms for appalled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-pawl
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpɔl

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Définition of appalled

Origin :
  • 1570s, "enfeebled;" c.1600, "dismayed;" past participle adjective from appall.
  • verb horrify
Example sentences :
  • But while she spoke as if she were shocked and appalled, her eyes belied her words.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The girl was appalled by the mercilessness of a destiny that had so outraged right.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The utter loneliness behind him and ahead of him appalled him in its contrast to this.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The eventuality he had not foreseen had appalled him as a humane man and a fond husband.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was appalled by the black heart that lay bare before him.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The one that appalled me most was the inward guilt which I brought with me to this ordeal.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • They were appalled by inaction and by the feel of something terrible impending.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • "'Tis a dread night, Miss Eve," half whispered the appalled domestic.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The thought of leaving my baby behind now terrified and appalled me.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • A man may not fear to die, and yet be appalled by the form in which death comes to him.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

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