Appall

Definition of Appall

Ap`pall´

v. t.	1.	To make pale; to blanch. [imp. & p. p. Appalled ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. - Wyatt.
	2.	To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. - Holland.
	3.	To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart. The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. - Clarendon.
v. i.	1.	To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
	2.	To lose flavor or become stale.
n.	1.	Terror; dismay.

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