Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
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. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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.
Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See {Dismay}.
Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. i. 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] --Gower.
2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]
Appall \Ap*pall"\, n. Terror; dismay. [Poet.] --Cowper.
The EWI is likely to appall conservative jazz fans.