\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}.

\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.]

\Ap*pall"\, n.
Terror; dismay. [Poet.] --Cowper.