Appall
Appall ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Old French appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (Latin ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale, a., and compare Pall.]
1.
To make pale; to blanch. [Obsolete]
The answer that ye made to me, my dear,...
Hath so appalled my countenance.
2.
To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold.
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.
Appall , intransitive verb
1.
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obsolete] — Gower
2.
To lose flavor or become stale. [Obsolete]
Appall , noun
Terror; dismay. [Poet.] — Cowper