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”
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
appal (third-person singular simple present appals, present participle appalling, simple past and past participle appalled)
(British, less common) Alternative spelling of appall
• lappa, papal
Source: Wiktionary
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
