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All appall synonyms

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verb appall

  • dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
  • dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
  • intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
  • frighten — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
  • astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
  • amaze — If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
  • faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
  • disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
  • outrage — an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
  • daunt — If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
  • awe — Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
  • petrify — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
  • terrify — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
  • appal — If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
  • scare — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
  • shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
  • insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
  • consternate — to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion
  • shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
  • throw — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • gross out — something that is disgustingly offensive.
  • horrify — to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
  • disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
  • upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
  • sicken — disgust
  • scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
  • distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
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