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What is another word for appal?

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To greatly offend, shock or outrage

To cause fear or alarm in

To arouse intense anger in

Verb

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To greatly offend, shock or outrage

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

make one's hair stand on end

appall^US

set someone back on their heels

knock sideways

cause raised eyebrows

raise eyebrows amongst

rattle

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

knock for a loop

galvanize^US

faze

stir up

make someone's hair stand on end

pother

galvanise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

make someone feel nauseous

make sick

make your gorge rise

turn stomach

make someone want to throw up

traumatize^US

paralyse^UK

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

thunderstrike

paralyze^US

antagonise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

throw a curve

shake out of your complacency

completely surprise

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

knock the stuffing out of

sting

vex

hurt somebody's feelings

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

intimidate

boggle the mind

put someone's nose out of joint

agonize^US

agonise^UK

knock over with feather

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

mess with someone's head

knock down with a feather

oppress

sweep someone off their feet

tread on someone's toes

make someone feel sick

cause offence to

make one's flesh creep

be repulsive to

make shudder

make flesh crawl

make someone's skin crawl

make someone scratch their head

cause to be at a stand

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“This is an atrocity that will appal the whole House and the European Union.”

Verb

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To cause fear or alarm in

scare the bejesus out of

put the fear of God into

terrorize^US

disquiet

alarum

stun

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

terrorise^UK

scare to death

give someone goose pimples

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

appall^US

give someone the heebie-jeebies

frighten the life out of

frighten the living daylights out of

demoralize^US

make someone jump out of their skin

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

chill someone's blood

frighten to death

scare the hell out of

send into a cold sweat

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair curl

make someone shake in their shoes

demoralise^UK

make one's blood run cold

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

become horror-stricken

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

scare someone half to death

put out of countenance

make someone's hair stand on end

give someone a fright

fill with consternation

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

use strong-arm tactics on

victimize^US

victimise^UK

mess with someone's head

scare the daylights out of

blind someone with something

frighten off

take your breath away

stampede

baffle

destabilize^US

unbalance

send chills down the spine of

pain

rouse

make someone jump out of his skin

destabilise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

heckle

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

put someone off their stride

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

put through the wringer

lord it over

hold a gun to one's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

give someone the creeps

be repugnant to

make someone want to throw up

be distasteful to

make shudder

make your gorge rise

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“The scene, however, was still terrific, and sufficient to appal the stoutest heart.”

Verb

▲

To arouse intense anger in

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

appall^US

put someone's nose out of joint

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

give someone the hump

ruffle one's feathers

hurt somebody's feelings

agonize^US

agonise^UK

make one's hair stand on end

rattle someone's cage

get on one's nerves

drive bananas

eat away at

get up someone's nose

be a pain in the neck

T-off

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

rile up

get someone

bedevil

get on the wrong side of

jar on

make an enemy of somebody

be like a red rag to a bull

criticise^UK

criticize^US

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

be a thorn in someone's flesh

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

drive round the twist

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

tread on someone's toes

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make livid

drive you round the bend

make somebody's blood boil

drive you crazy

drive you round the twist

drive you up the wall

set one's teeth on edge

make things hot for someone

start

be on one's case

make it hot for someone

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

exhaust someone's patience

make someone scratch their head

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's case

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

rattle one's cage

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into tizzy

eat away at one's mind

cause annoyance

cause suffering to

make one's heart bleed

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