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Definition: Appalled |
AppalledAdjective1. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "appalled" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Synonyms: AppalledSynonyms: aghast(p) (adj), dismayed (adj), shocked (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Appalled |
| English words defined with "appalled": beggary ♦ despicable ♦ indigence ♦ need ♦ pauperism, penury ♦ ugly, Unappalled, unworthy ♦ vile. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "appalled": FOREORDINATION. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | And appalled. But are you interested? (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Scrooge started back, appalled. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | It appalled her, nevertheless, to discern here again, a shadowy reflection of the evil that had existed in herself. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FOREORDINATION, n. This looks like an easy word to define, but when I consider that pious and learned theologians have spent long lives in explaining it, and written libraries to explain their explanations; when I remember the nations have been divided and bloody battles caused by the difference between foreordination and predestination, and that millions of treasure have been expended in the effort to prove and disprove its compatibility with freedom of the will and the efficacy of prayer, praise, and a religious life, -- recalling these awful facts in the history of the word, I stand appalled before the mighty problem of its signification, abase my spiritual eyes, fearing to contemplate its portentous magnitude, reverently uncover and humbly refer it to His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons and His Grace Bishop Potter. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | Fully impressed with the gravity of the duties that confront me and mindful of my weakness, I should be appalled if it were my lot to bear unaided the responsibilities which await me. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Appalled" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 68.19% of the time. "Appalled" is used about 480 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 68.19% | 328 | 15,879 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 23.08% | 111 | 30,796 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 6.65% | 32 | 61,292 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.08% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 480 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "appalled": be appalled. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
appalled | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "appalled"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 惊恐 (frightening, scare, trepidation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | minua kauhistuttaa jokin (I am appalled at). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | entsetzt (appals, horrified). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σοκάρομαι (be appalled at, get a shock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | משמים (dreary), משומם (appalling, startled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | visszaretten (shy off, to be appalled, to recoil, to shy), megrémül (be horrified, to be appalled, to boggle, to get frightened, to take a fright), elborzad (to be appalled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 魂消る (to be appalled, to be astonished, to be startled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たま'る (to be appalled, to be astonished, to be startled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | agglit (frightened, startled, terrified). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | appalleday ужасать (apall, apalled, appal, appall, horrify, terrify). (various references) espantarse (be amazed, be appalled, be astonished, be frightened, get frightened, get scared, shy away). (various references) korkmak (be afraid, be afraid of, be appalled, be frightened, be scared of, dread, fear, flinch, funk, get a fright, get cold feet, have a fright, have cold feet, quail, scare, show the white feather, shy, sweat blood, take fright), dehşete düşmek (be appalled, be horrified, be terrified of, revolt), ürkmek (balk at, be appalled, blench, boggle, dread, get a fright, have a fright, jump, lose one's nerve, quail, scare, shy, start, startle, take fright, wince). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Appalled" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apale, apaled, apalled, apiled, appaled, appauled, appealled, appelet, Appelle, appellee, appleplex, Appold, Kappeller. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "appalled" (pronounced upô"ld) |
| 3 | -ô" l d | auld, bald, balled, bawled, called, crawled, drawled, enthralled, hauled, installed, mauled, recalled, scald, scrawled, sprawled, stalled, uncalled, walled. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-l-l-p-p" | |
-2 letters: appall, appeal, dapple, lapped, paella, paleal, palled, palpal. | |
-3 letters: appal, appel, apple, ladle, lapel, padle, palea, paled, papal, pedal, pepla, plead. | |
-4 letters: alae, aped, dale, deal, dell, lade, lead, leal, leap, pale, pall, palp, papa, peal, plea, pled. | |
-5 letters: aal, ala, ale, all, alp, ape, dal, dap, del, eld, ell, lad, lap, lea, led. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-l-l-p-p" | |
+2 letters: apparelled. | |
+3 letters: applaudable, wallpapered. | |
+5 letters: clapperclawed. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 70 61 6C 6C 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. .--. .- .-.. .-.. . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01110000 01100001 01101100 01101100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p p a l l e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0070 0061 006C 006C 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3582826778787170 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kiinalainen, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , Sheenish, Sheenagh, китайский, китаец, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, финский, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , saksalainen, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, немецкий, alemán, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , kreikkalainen, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", Greagish, Greagagh, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | 西伯来, 希伯來語 , juutalainen, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ヘブライ語 , ヘブライ", Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hebreo, musevi, ibranice, ibrani |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , unkarilainen, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, macarca, macar |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, יפ י, japán, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, японский, японец, japonés, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, יפ י, japán, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, японский, японец, japonés, Japonca |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, ロシア語 , ロシア", Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, Rusça |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, espanjalainen, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , Spaainish, Spaainagh, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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