APPALL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • fill with apprehension or alarm
    • cause to be unpleasantly surprised

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    • I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
    • The news of the executions horrified us

    Hypernyms(s) appall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • strike with disgust or revulsion

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    • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

    Hypernyms(s) appall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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