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appall


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  appall 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  appall 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  appall 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  appall 
 
  2  senses  of  appall 
 
  Sense  1 
  shock,  offend,  scandalize,  scandalise,  appal,  appall,  outrage 
  =>  disgust,  revolt,  nauseate,  sicken,  churn  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  appall 
 
  appall  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  appall 
 
  Sense  1 
  shock,  offend,  scandalize,  scandalise,  appal,  appall,  outrage 
  =>  disgust,  revolt,  nauseate,  sicken,  churn  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  appall 
  appalling 
 
  Overview  of  verb  appall 
 
  The  verb  appall  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shock,  offend,  scandalize,  scandalise,  appal,  appall,  outrage  --  (strike  with  disgust  or  revulsion;  "The  scandalous  behavior  of  this  married  woman  shocked  her  friends") 
  2.  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify  --  (fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm;  cause  to  be  unpleasantly  surprised;  "I  was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  being  late  for  my  interview") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  appall 
  appalled 
  appalling 
 
  Overview  of  verb  appall 
 
  The  verb  appall  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shock,  offend,  scandalize,  scandalise,  appal,  appall,  outrage  --  (strike  with  disgust  or  revulsion;  "The  scandalous  behavior  of  this  married  woman  shocked  her  friends") 
  2.  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify  --  (fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm;  cause  to  be  unpleasantly  surprised;  "I  was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  being  late  for  my  interview") 



appall definition