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tyrmistyttää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appall verb To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
  • boggle verb To overwhelm or bewilder the mind, especially with something surprising or hard to grasp.
  • dismay noun A strong feeling of sudden worry, disappointment, or discouragement.

Senses

tyrmistyttää is used for these senses in English:

  • appall (intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
  • boggle (transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
  • dismay To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
  • dismay To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

appall — full definition

  1. verb To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
  2. verb To make pale; to blanch.
  3. verb To weaken; to reduce in strength
  4. verb To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

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