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Definition of appallednext
as in aghast

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verb

past tense of appall
as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers

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Recent Examples of appalled
Adjective
Coogan said, sounding less appalled than giddy at the figure. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026 How shocked and appalled and offended everyone seems to be by this. — Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
The other Israelites are appalled by this heinous action and go to war against the Benjaminites, who are nearly destroyed before an eventual reconciliation (Judges 20–21). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 My friend told me some private information about him that appalled me. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for appalled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appalled
  1. aghast
  2. shocked
  3. horrified
  4. stunned
  5. surprised
  6. dismayed
  7. bewildered
Adjective
  • Still, individuals Variety spoke with at competing studios — especially in business affairs, the less glamorous but vital department that closes contracts — were aghast.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Columns of black smoke rise from targets, often filmed by aghast Russians.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
Definition of aghast
Verb
  • The Panthers shocked the Seminoles with one of their most damaging losses last season at Doak.
    — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The bombing of churchgoers in their own house of worship shocked the world.
    — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of shocked
Adjective
  • When Tae-ha starts a fire that erupts into an explosion, a horrified Eun-sae begins to remember her life before amnesia.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In one early scene, a horrified Pam stares into her bathroom mirror, covered head to toe in blood.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of horrified
Verb
  • New Zealand stunned South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park on Saturday and drew first blood in their historic four-test series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kandi was still stunned that the man who caught her son’s first home run, the man captured in her video, was her husband.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • Still, even the marque seems surprised by how positive the response to its new model has been.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While some may be surprised at the high demand the shoe is having two decades later, 50 Cent is not.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of surprised
Adjective
  • But minutes later, Austria tied the game again, leaving the lobby in dismayed silence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • His reflexive suspicion of causes left him more dismayed than energized by the nascent conflict.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of dismayed
Adjective
  • On Douban, a popular Chinese movie-review platform, viewers piled on with mocking and bewildered comments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That's when Penix, who was standing nearby, pointed at him and made a bewildered face.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bewildered

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“Appalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appalled. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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