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appal
A	verb
	1	dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
			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"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚stimulate; shake; shake up; excite; stir ╚frighten; fright; scare; affright ╚dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify ╚shock
	2	shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
			strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
		Category Tree: displease ╚repel; repulse ╚disgust; revolt; nauseate; sicken; churn up ╚shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

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