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Appall vs Stun - What's the difference?

appall | stun |

In lang=en terms the difference between appall and stun

is that appall is to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay while stun is to shock or surprise.

As verbs the difference between appall and stun

is that appall is to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay while stun is to incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

As a noun stun is

the condition of being stunned.

appall

English

Alternative forms

* appal (occasionally in Commonwealth English)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay.
    • The sight appalled the stoutest heart.
  • * Edward Hyde Claredon
    • The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.
  • (obsolete) To make pale; to blanch.
  • * Wyatt
    • The answer that ye made to me, my dear, / Hath so appalled my countenance.
  • (obsolete) To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce.
  • * Holland
    • Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold.
  • (obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
    • (Gower)
  • (obsolete) To lose flavour or become stale.

    • Synonyms

    * dismay, terrify, daunt, frighten, affright, scare, depress * See also

    stun

    English

    Verb

    (stunn)
  • To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
    • Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
    In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.
  • To shock or surprise.
    • The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper.
    He stood there stunned , looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.
  • (snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The condition of being stunned.
  • (billiard, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.

    • Anagrams

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