Antonyms for appalled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-pawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈpɔl |
Definition of appalled
Origin :- 1570s, "enfeebled;" c.1600, "dismayed;" past participle adjective from appall.
- verb horrify
- But while she spoke as if she were shocked and appalled, her eyes belied her words.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- The girl was appalled by the mercilessness of a destiny that had so outraged right.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The utter loneliness behind him and ahead of him appalled him in its contrast to this.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The eventuality he had not foreseen had appalled him as a humane man and a fond husband.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- He was appalled by the black heart that lay bare before him.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The one that appalled me most was the inward guilt which I brought with me to this ordeal.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- They were appalled by inaction and by the feel of something terrible impending.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- "'Tis a dread night, Miss Eve," half whispered the appalled domestic.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The thought of leaving my baby behind now terrified and appalled me.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- A man may not fear to die, and yet be appalled by the form in which death comes to him.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
Synonyms for appalled
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