: affected by strong feelings of shock and dismay
… the Allied commanders were appalled to learn that 300 glider troops had drowned at sea.—
Kathleen McAuliffe
Kathleen McAuliffeI was amazed, impressed, appalled, touched, embarrassed. Most of all, I was mad as hell.—Ken Kesey
Ken KeseyStraightway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners became more and more appalled …—Herman Melville
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At one point, an appalled Robinson came outside to scold her daughter.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Every participant sells it perfectly, from Fey playing herself slinging zingers to Moynihan’s exaggerated appalled face to Leslie Jones' murderous eyes, and each line pushes the knife deeper into the collective hearts of gross men everywhere.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2016
And that’s the other important point about 2016, is that immediately a resistance paradigm kicked in among Democrats, among people who were upset and appalled and worried about Trump’s victory.
—Avishay Artsy, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Citizens tried to derail the plan as well, more appalled by the idea of razing an old cemetery than delighted by the prospects of a new park.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Every participant sells it perfectly, from Fey playing herself slinging zingers to Moynihan’s exaggerated appalled face to Leslie Jones' murderous eyes, and each line pushes the knife deeper into the collective hearts of gross men everywhere.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2016
And that’s the other important point about 2016, is that immediately a resistance paradigm kicked in among Democrats, among people who were upset and appalled and worried about Trump’s victory.
—Avishay Artsy, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Citizens tried to derail the plan as well, more appalled by the idea of razing an old cemetery than delighted by the prospects of a new park.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Appalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalled. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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