How to pronounce appalled
American English pronunciation
uh-PAWLD
- IPA
- /əˈpɔld/
- Syllables
- uh · PAWLD (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What appalled means
Shocked and upset by something bad
In a sentence: Dad was appalled when he saw the mess the puppy had made.
Where it comes from: It comes from appall, an older verb meaning to fill someone with shock.
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