Appall

[imp. & p. p. APPALLED; p. pr. & vb. n. APPALLING.] [Fr. appalir, from ad and palir, to grow pale, to make pale; pâle, pale; Lat. palidus, pale, from pallere, to be or look pale.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. Wyatt. 2. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart. The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. Clarendon. 3. To reduce, weaken, or allay; as, to appall thirst. [Obs.] Thomson. Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland. Syn.—To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; scare. See DISMAY.