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Appalled

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

    "But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online."

Adjective
  1. 1
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of appall form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of appal form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From appall + -ed

Etymology 2

From appall + -ed

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