Appalled
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Appalled is an adjective meaning Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
Meaning
Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of appall
- simple past and past participle of appal
Example Sentences
West's friends were so appalled by the nature of his death that they arranged for a wooden memorial in the churchyard of St Laurence's, constructed aptly from a railway sleeper.
Dr. Frank Hoffman, a gynecologist and founder of the program, says he was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed, not just in Germany but around the world.
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.
Word Forms
- appauled
Synonyms for appalled
Depending on context, synonyms include aghast, dismayed, shocked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include afraid, aghast, dismayed, shocked, horrified, frightened.
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