Appall

imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling

1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]

   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. [Obs.]

   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.

1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.]
2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]

1. Terror; dismay. [Poet.]