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appall
v. horrify, outrage, dismay


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appall
Verb
1. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
(synonym) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, outrage
(hypernym) disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
2. 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"
(synonym) dismay, alarm, appal, horrify
(hypernym) frighten, fright, scare, affright
(hyponym) shock

 
appal
Verb
1. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
(synonym) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appall, outrage
(hypernym) disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
2. 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"
(synonym) dismay, alarm, appall, horrify
(hypernym) frighten, fright, scare, affright
(hyponym) shock



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Appall
(v. i.)
To lose flavor or become stale.
  
 
(v. i.)
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
  
 
(n.)
Terror; dismay.
  
 
(a.)
To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.
  
 
(a.)
To make pale; to blanch.
  
 
(a.)
To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
  

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appall
v.a.
ڈرانا , بھے دکھانا , ہيبت دکھانا , خوف دينا

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appall
Synonyms and related words:
abash, astound, awe, confound, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, disgust, dismay, faze, freeze, give offense, gross out, horrify, nauseate, offend, overawe, paralyze, petrify, put off, put out, repel, revolt, scare stiff, scare to death, shake, shock, sicken, strike dumb, strike terror into, stun, stupefy, take aback, terrify, turn the stomach
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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