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What is another word for appal?

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Contexts

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

put the wind up

make someone's hair stand on end

cause raised eyebrows

raise eyebrows amongst

rattle

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

galvanize^US

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

perplex

leave aghast

bemuse

take your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

knock over with feather

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

knock down with a feather

sweep someone off their feet

mess with someone's head

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

give you the creeps

be all Greek to

bring up short

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

put the fear of God into

scare the bejesus out of

terrorize^US

disquiet

stun

alarum

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

scare to death

terrorise^UK

scare stiff

give someone goose pimples

scare someone out of their wits

worry

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

appall^US

frighten the life out of

give someone the heebie-jeebies

frighten the living daylights out of

demoralize^US

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

harass

give a turn

embarrass

make someone jump out of their skin

chill someone's blood

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

mess with someone's head

scare the daylights out of

blind someone with something

frighten off

spring

stagger

take your breath away

destabilize^US

send chills down the spine of

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

rattle one's cage

put someone off their stride

cause someone to lose their composure

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

victimize^US

brutalize^US

victimise^UK

brutalise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

get on your wick

nauseate

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

harass

hack you off

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

get up someone's nose

get on your wick

drive to distraction

try your patience

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

rile up

get on the wrong side of

jar on

make an enemy of somebody

be like a red rag to a bull

put

unhinge

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

criticise^UK

criticize^US

be a thorn in someone's flesh

eat away at

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

drive round the twist

thumb nose at

drive you to distraction

give the cold shoulder

give offence

tread on someone's toes

be disagreeable

badger

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

victimize^US

terrorize^US

make things hot for someone

expel

make it hot for someone

victimise^UK

terrorise^UK

become covered with condensation

drive you up the wall

set one's teeth on edge

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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