appal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
appal
    v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
         of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock},
         {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall},
         {outrage}]
    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"
       [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appal}, {appall}, {horrify}]
    

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