APPAL

dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify

(verb) 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”

shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”

APPALL

dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify

(verb) 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”

shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

appal (third-person singular simple present appals, present participle appalling, simple past and past participle appalled)

(British, less common) Alternative spelling of appall

Anagrams

• lappa, papal

Source: Wiktionary



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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