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Definition: Appal |
AppalVerb1. Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends". 2. Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "appal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Synonyms: AppalSynonyms: alarm (v), appall (v), dismay (v), horrify (v), offend (v), outrage (v), scandalise (v), scandalize (v), shock (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pain | Sicken, disgust, revolt, nauseate, disenchant, repel, offend, shock, stink in the nostrils; go against the stomach, turn the stomach; make one sick, set the teeth on edge, go against the grain, grate on the ear; stick in one's throat, stick in one's gizzard; rankle, gnaw, corrode, horrify, appal, appall, freeze the blood; make the flesh creep, make the hair stand on end; make the blood curdle, make the blood run cold; make one shudder. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Appal |
| Specialty definitions using "appal": House. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HOUSE, n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe. House of Correction, a place of reward for political and personal service, and for the detention of offenders and appropriations. House of God, a building with a steeple and a mortgage on it. House-dog, a pestilent beast kept on domestic premises to insult persons passing by and appal the hardy visitor. House-maid, a youngerly person of the opposing sex employed to be variously disagreeable and ingeniously unclean in the station in which it has pleased God to place her. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Appal" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Appal" is used about 14 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 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; 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 |
appal | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "appal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tund (appall, beat up, convulse, dandle, dangle, jar, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, shake, shake up, switch, wag, waggle, wield), trondit (appall, concuss, overwhelm, rattle, shake, shake up, shock, stagger, stir, touch), tmerroj (appall, daunt, horrify, terrify, terrorize), frikësoj (affright, appall, bluff, browbeat, cow, dismay, fright, frighten, funk, intimidate, scare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فزع (appall, be scared, dismay, dread, panic, scare, skittish), أرعب (alarm, appall, daunt, dismay, fright, frighten, horrify, intimidate, panic, stagger, terrorize), روع (appall, awe, cow, daunt, put the wind up, scare, spook, stare, terrify, terrorize). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ужасявам (appall, horrify, shock, terrify), всявам ужас (appall, strike), потресвам (appall, chill, shake, stun). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | polekat (frighten, scare, start, startle), podìsit (frighten), konsternovat (dismay), šokovat (horrify, shock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verbluffen (alarm, dismay, puzzle), verbýsteren (alarm, dismay, puzzle), ontzetten (alarm, appall, discharge, dismay, dismiss, fire, puzzle, sack), ontstellen (alarm, appall, dismay, puzzle), onthutsen (alarm, appall, dismay, puzzle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ällistyttää (alarm, amaze, dismay, dumbfound, puzzle, stun). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | abasourdir, ulcérer, stupéfier, scandaliser (appall), horrifier, consterner (appall), épouvanter (appall). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | erschrecken (affright, be frightened, be startled, dismay, frighten, give a shock, give a start, horrify, make jump, scare, start, startle, terrify, to frighten, to horrify, to scare), entsetzen (appall, dismay, fright, frighten, horrify, horror, relieve, revolt, terrify, terror). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εκφοβίζω (cow, intimidate, scare), τρομάζω (alarm, cow, daunt, dismay, frighten, funk, horrify, intimidate, petrify, scare, startle, terrify). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ל"חרי" (appall, startle), ל"""ים (amaze, appall, astonish, astound, bewilder, bowl over, dumbfound, flabbergast, perplex, shock, stagger, stun, stupefy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | megrémít (aghast, alarm, appall, dismay, horrify, scare, terrify, to alarm, to appal, to appall, to dismay, to fright, to shock), meghökkent (abashed, amaze, astonish, astound, be taken aback, bowl over, bushed, dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, flummox, knock, nonplus, nonplussed, perplex, perplexed, thunderstruck, to abash, to amaze, to appal, to appall, to bowl over, to dumbfound, to flabbergast, to flummox, to nonplus, to perplex, to sensationalize), megdöbbent (aghast, appall, astonish, astound, dismay, dumbfound, dumbfounded, flabbergast, flummox, stupefied, take aback, threw, thrown, thunderstruck, to appal, to appall, to dismay, to dumbfound, to dumfound, to flabbergast, to flummox, to flurry, to petrify, to stupefy, to throw), elborzaszt (to appal, to appall). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | atterrire (appall, be terrified, dare, frighten, horrify, scare, terrify). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | forskrekke. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | appalay atordoar (amaze, daze, deafen, din, dismay, dizzy, hag, lay siege to, mope, puzzle, stagger, stun, stupefy), assustar (affray, affright, appall, bully, daunt, dismember, frighten, funk, intimidate, scare, startle), amedrontar (appall, awe, browbeat, frighten, Hector, in, scare, terrify), intimidar (appall, awe, browbeat, concuss, cow, daunt, deter, frightened, funk, hectowatt, intimidate, menace, overbalance, threaten, wither), desconcertar (abash, baffle, beat, derange, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, disorderly, flummox, outface, put off, puzzle), bestificar (dismay, puzzle). (various references) îngrozi (awe, dismay, frighten, horrify, shudder, terrify). (various references) ужасать (apall, apalled, appall, appalled, horrify, terrify). (various references) zaprepastiti (appall, astonish, dismay, horrify, shock, stagger), užasnuti (horrify). (various references) espantar (appall, deter, discourage, dismay, frighten, frighten off, horrify, scare, scare away, scare off, shoo, terrify). (various references) förfära (horrify, horrily, terrify). (various references) ทำให้กลัว (appall, fear). (various references) korkutmak (administer a shock, affright, alarm, appall, awe, bulldoze, cow, daunt, dismay, fright, frighten, funk, horrify, intimidate, overawe, scare, startle, terrorize, threaten), dehşete düşürmek (appall, curdle one's blood, dismay, frighten, funk, horrify, shock, terrify, terrorize), ürkütmek (administer a shock, appall, give a start, give smb. a start, scare, start, startle). (various references) страхати (appall, daunt), вражати (amaze, appall, bemuse, concuss, daze, dazzle, impress, overwhelm, shine out, shock), лякати (affray, affright, appall, consternate, daunt, fray, frighten, intimidate, panic, scare, shy), приголомшувати (appall, astound, bemuse, daunt, daze, dizzy, doze, dumbfound, jar, overwhelm, stun). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "appal": appall, appalled, appalling, appallingly, appalls, appals. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: papal. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-l-p-p" | |
-1 letter: palp, papa. | |
-2 letters: aal, ala, alp, lap, pal, pap. | |
-3 letters: aa, al, la, pa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-l-p-p" | |
+1 letter: appall, appals, appeal, palpal, papula. | |
+2 letters: appalls, apparel, appeals, applaud, palpate, papally, papilla, papulae, papular, papyral. | |
+3 letters: appalled, apparels, appealed, appealer, applauds, applause, approval, claptrap, haplopia, lagnappe, malaprop, mappable, mayapple, nonpapal, palpable, palpably, palpated, palpates, palpator, palpebra, papillae, papillar, puparial. | |
+4 letters: antipapal, appalling, appareled, appealers, appealing, appellant, appellate, applauded, applauder, applauses, applecart, applejack, appliance, applicant, appraisal, approvals, claptraps, flappable, haplopias, lagnappes, lagniappe, malaprops, mayapples, palpating, palpation, palpators, palpebrae, palpebral, palpebras, palpitant, palpitate, papillary, papillate, papilloma, phalarope, propylaea, slaphappy, sopapilla, wallpaper. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 70 61 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. .--. .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01110000 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p p a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0070 0061 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3582826778 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, arabic, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, าษาหรืออักขระอาหรับ, เกี่ยวกับอาระเบีย, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, holandský, nizozemský, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, holland, olandese, nederlandsk, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, اليهودية, اللغة العبرية, يهودي, عبري, العبرية, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, hebrejský, hebrejec, hebrejka, hebrejština, joods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, ชาวฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), าษาฮิบรู (ปัจจุบันคือประเทศอิสราเอลและปาเลสไตน์), musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Norwegian | norvegjez, نرويجى, النرويجية, النرويجى, اللغة النروجية, норвежка, норвежки език, норвежки, норвежец, norský, norjalainen, norvégien, Norweger, Νορβηγός, νορβηγόσ, νορβηγικόσ, norvég, norvegese, norsk, norueguês, norvegianã, norvegian, норвежский, norvežanin, norveški jezik, norveški, noruego, norrman, norveçli, Norveçce, Norveçlí, norveççe, norveç, норвежці, норвезька мова, норвезький, норвежець | |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, russisk, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, الأوكراني, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, ucraniano, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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