vverb.emotionstrike with disgust or revulsionSynset:appal appall offend outrage scandalise scandalize shock
Examples:- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Derivationally Related Form:shockeroffensivescandalisationscandalscandalizationoutrageshock
Hypernyms:churn up disgust nauseate revolt sicken
Inherited Hypernyms:shockdisgustrepeldisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: appall, appal, scandalize, outrage, offend, shock) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: offend, appal, scandalize, outrage, appall)
vverb.emotionfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprisedSynset:alarm appal appall dismay horrify
Examples:- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
Derivationally Related Form:alarmistdismayhorroralarm
Hypernyms:affright fright frighten scare
Inherited Hypernyms:dismayfrightenstimulatearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:shock
Full Troponyms:shock
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: dismay) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: dismay, horrify, alarm, appal)
vverb.emotionstrike with disgust or revulsionSynset:appal appall offend outrage scandalise scandalize shock
Examples:- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Derivationally Related Form:shockeroffensivescandalisationscandalscandalizationoutrageshock
Hypernyms:churn up disgust nauseate revolt sicken
Inherited Hypernyms:shockdisgustrepeldisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: appall, appal, scandalize, outrage, offend, shock) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: offend, appal, scandalize, outrage, appall)
vverb.emotionfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprisedSynset:alarm appal appall dismay horrify
Examples:- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
Derivationally Related Form:alarmistdismayhorroralarm
Hypernyms:affright fright frighten scare
Inherited Hypernyms:dismayfrightenstimulatearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:shock
Full Troponyms:shock
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: dismay) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: dismay, horrify, alarm, appal)
adj satadj.allstruck with fear, dread, or consternationSynset:aghast dismayed shocked
Antonyms:unafraid
Inherited Hypernyms:aghast
Similar to:afraid