appall

appall has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• a.. To make pale; to blanch.
• a.. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.
• a.. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
• v. i.. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
• v. i.. To lose flavor or become stale.
• n.. Terror; dismay.
• v.. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
• v.. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"