appalled — adj. 1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation. Syn: aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appalled — (adj.) 1570s, enfeebled; c.1600, dismayed; pp. adjective from APPALL (Cf. appall) … Etymology dictionary
appalled — adj. 1) appalled at, by (we were appalled at/by the news) 2) appalled to + inf. (I was appalled to see the results of their work) 3) appalled that + clause (everyone was appalled that the murderer had been released on parole) * * * by (we were… … Combinatory dictionary
Appalled — Appall Ap*pall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appalled — ap|palled [ ə pɔld ] adjective offended or shocked very much by something, because it is extremely unpleasant or bad: appalled to see/hear/find/discover etc.: She was appalled to hear that her husband had been arrested. appalled at/by: I was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appalled — UK [əˈpɔːld] / US [əˈpɔld] adjective offended or shocked very much by something, because it is extremely unpleasant or bad appalled at/by: I was appalled by his arrogant attitude. appalled (that): I m appalled that a doctor would behave like that … English dictionary
appalled — ap|palled [əˈpo:ld US əˈpo:ld] adj very shocked and upset by something very bad or unpleasant appalled by ▪ I was appalled by what I saw. appalled at ▪ He was appalled at how dirty the place was. ▪ When I heard what had happened I was absolutely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appalled — adjective very shocked by something very bad or unpleasant (+ by/at): Rescue workers were appalled at what they saw … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
appalled — un·appalled; … English syllables
appalled — [əˈpɔːld] adj offended or shocked I m appalled that a doctor would behave like that.[/ex] appal verb [T] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English