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appalled

[ uh-pawld ]

adjective

  1. overcome with horror, shock, outrage, or dismay:

    I am appalled at the very idea of selling one’s vote.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of appall ( def ).
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Spoiler alert: I am pro-due process, and appalled that our executive branch is arguing for its suspension when it comes to immigrants — because, of course, that is the first step to curtailing everyone’s rights.

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Many MPs will have gone to discuss personal problems and will be appalled that they are now translated into a book.

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Mr Fairhurst told the BBC he was "appalled" that offenders in these locations were being "allowed the same privileges as normal location prisoners".

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The UN's humanitarian co-ordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, said she was "appalled and gravely alarmed" by reports of what had happened.

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“I was appalled by the sexist and offensive marketing ad chosen by a well-respected and beloved team,” West Sacramento City Councilmember Quirina Orozco said in a statement emailed to The Times.

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