Appall

//əˈpɔːl//

Synonyms for "appall" (65 found)

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More general

9 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

derived

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

related to

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Translations

28 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • плаша verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • ужасявам verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Czech

2 entries
  • děsit verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • šokovat verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kauhistuttaa verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • tyrmistyttää verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

French

2 entries
  • atterrer verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • horrifier verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

German

2 entries
  • abstoßen verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • entsetzen verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Italian

1 entries
  • impallidire verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakarihariha verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Persian

1 entries
  • رنگ پریدن verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Polish

2 entries
  • bulwersować verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • zbulwersować verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • consternar verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Russian

4 entries
  • потряса́ть verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • приводи́ть в смяте́ние verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • пуга́ть verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • ужаса́ть verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Spanish

4 entries
  • abrumar verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • apabullar verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • consternar verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • horrorizar verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Swedish

3 entries
  • förfära verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • förskräcka verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)
  • skrämma verb (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.

Source: wiktionary

The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.

Source: wiktionary

Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]

Source: wiktionary

wine of it owne nature will not congeale and freeze, onely it will loose the strength, and become appalled in extremitie of cold.

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