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appall

Verbs

• (v) strike with disgust or revulsion
  • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
  appal, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock, offend,
• (v) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
  • The news of the executions horrified us
  alarm, horrify, appal, dismay,

Synonyms

appal outrage scandalise scandalize shock offend alarm horrify dismay

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