1. (v.) To dismay; horrify; make pale\; blanch.

2. (v.) To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.

3. (v.) 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.

4. (v. i.) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

5. (v. i.) To lose flavor or become stale.

6. (n.) Terror; dismay.

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