appall

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1. 1.To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] Chaucer. Whine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland.
2. 2.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. See Dismay.
3. 3.To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower.
4. 4.To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]
5. 5.Terror; dismay. [Poet.] Cowper.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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