Appallment

/əˈpɔːlmənt/ noun

The act or state of being appalled; a feeling of shock or dismay (archaic or rare).

Formed from 'appall' + '-ment' (noun-forming suffix), an older pattern in English for creating nouns from verbs, now less common than '-ness' or '-ing'.

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