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• v  strike with disgust or revulsion
• v  fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
• v  strike with disgust or revulsion
• v  fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
• s  struck with fear, dread, or consternation

• Rather than slip a punch, the traditional defensive move, it was his habit to sway back, bending at the waist a tactic that appalled the experts.
• Since 1993, appalled by the then bloody riots between Muslims and Hindus, Azmi, a Muslim, has become a forceful critic of communalism and a tireless crusader to end religious .
• Their children, six of them, are appalled witnesses to the spectacle of their parents' collapse and the helpless recipients of their toxic attentions.

• shock
• offend
• scandalize
• scandalise
• appal
• appall
• outrage
• dismay
• alarm
• horrify
• aghast
• dismayed
• shocked

News & Articles

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• Column: Snowden’s Decision to Leak Secrets Was Anything But Heroic
  Edward Snowden was appalled. “They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type,” the then-anonymous Snowden told reporters as his leaks first emerged.
  June 13, 2013 - Valley News
• Immigration reform — now!
  I was appalled to hear of Gov. Scott’s veto of HB 235, a bill that would have allowed DREAMers to obtain a driver license. These young people were brought into this country before the age of 16, have no criminal record and have much to contribute to our great state.
  June 12, 2013 - Miami Herald
• Neil Patrick Harris Denies Dropping N-Word During Tony Awards
  How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is appalled at the rumor of him using the N-word during his hosting gig at the Tony Awards Sunday night (June 9). The Daily Mail initially reported that he used the derogatory term during his opening number with Mike Tyson on-stage. Harris fired back on Twitter, denying the accusation on Monday. Really, Daily Mail?!? The N-word? That’s your story ...
  June 12, 2013 - Vibe Magazine

Quotes

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• Scott McCarron in Globe and Mail
  It's cheating, and I am appalled Phil has put it in play,McCarron said last week at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, Calif.
• Barack Obama in WashingtonTV
  The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days,Obama said at the beginning of a news conference in the White House.
• Christine Lagarde in The Associated Press
  I am appalled because I have worn the French national colors as you know, and when you wear the French national colors you have added responsibilities,she told French television.