Translations for „appalled“ in the English » German Dictionary

ap·pal <-ll->, Am ap·pall [əˈpɔ:l] VB trans

to appal sb

jdn entsetzen

to be appalled at [or by] sth

über etw acc entsetzt sein

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be appalled at [or by] sth

über etw acc entsetzt sein

we were appalled by the horrendousness of the conditions in the refugee camp

wir waren von den entsetzlichen Bedingungen im Flüchtlingslager geschockt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Hart is appalled by the changes which have been made in his absence, even though all his employees are delighted with them.

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Purists said they were appalled at what they see as the vulgarisation of a 66-year-old national institution.

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Fry is appalled at the machine's true purpose and sabotages it.

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When he breaks the news to his family, they are all appalled.

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He was particularly appalled to discover prisoners who had been acquitted but were still confined because they couldn't pay the jailer's fees.

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He heard his voice predict the end of the world, and was appalled.

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She is appalled by what they do, but admits her feelings for them have become powerful and as such apparently forgets her distaste.

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I am quite appalled at that wretched hound, miscalled statesman, throwing the country into a state of turmoil.

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He was appalled at the methods of punishment including chaining, which involved hand cuffing inmates and hanging them by the wrists slightly above the ground.

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Appalled and horrified at his own image he flees in terror from the room.

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