Synonyms of appall
23 similar words
Another word for appall is dismay. Other synonyms of appall are petrify and horrify.
Synonyms and similar words for appall
verbTo fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
- terrify
- daunt
- frighten
- scare
- depress
- alarm
- affright literaryTo inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
- dismayTo cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.
- give someone the shits vulgarTo creep someone out; to scare someone.
- harrow
- horrifyTo cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
- make someone's blood run cold
- mortifyTo scare.
- petrifyTo immobilize with fright.
- scare straightTo frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.
- scare the bejeebers out of slangTo terrify thoroughly.
- scare the hell out of slangTo frighten (someone or an animal).
- scare the pants off of slang
- scare the shit out of slangTo make someone scared shitless.
- terrorize
- spook
- fray archaic
- grill Scotland, obsoleteTo terrify; make tremble.
Meaning of appall
- verb To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
- verb To make pale; to blanch.
- verb To weaken; to reduce in strength.
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