| VERB | emotion | appall, shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, outrage | strike with disgust or revulsion |
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| emotion | appall, dismay, alarm, appal, horrify | fill with apprehension or alarm |
| Sounds | ahpao'l | |
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| Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | |
| Meaning | strike with disgust or revulsion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will appall him; The performance is likely to appall Sue | |
| Synonyms | shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, outrage | |
| Broader | disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up | Cause aversion in |
| Catalan | escandalitzar, espantar, horroritzar, ofendre, sobresaltar, xocar | |
| Spanish | escandalizar, horrorizar, ofender | |
| Meaning | Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | dismay, alarm, appal, horrify | |
| Narrower | shock | strike with horror or terror |
| Broader | frighten, fright, scare, affright | Cause fear in |
| Catalan | sobresaltar, alarmar, horroritzar | |
| Spanish | sobresaltar, alarmar, horrorizar | |