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Appall

verb/kˌɑːɹbənəzˈeɪʃən/
Definition
strike with disgust or revulsion
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌɑːɹbənəzˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐpˈɔːl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐpˈɔːl/
2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbənəzˈeɪʃən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbstrike with disgust or revulsion
“The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
verbfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
Word Forms
shocknounthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
shockernouna shockingly bad person
offensiveadjectivecausing or able to cause nausea
scandalizationnounthe act of scandalizing
scandalnouna disgraceful event
scandalisationnounthe act of scandalizing
outragenouna disgraceful event
dismaynounfear resulting from the awareness of danger
alarmistnouna person who alarms others needlessly
alarmnounfear resulting from the awareness of danger
horrornounintense and profound fear
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
entsetzen
mit Ekel oder Abscheu zuschlagen
🇫🇷French
épouvanter
frapper avec dégoût ou répulsion
🇪🇸Spanish
espantar
golpear con disgusto o repulsión
🇮🇹Italian
spaventoso
colpire con disgusto o repulsione
🇳🇱Dutch
verschrikkelijk
toeslaan met walging of afkeer
🇵🇹Portuguese
terrível
atacar com nojo ou repulsa
🇷🇺Russian
ужасать
ударить с отвращением или отвращением
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धमकी देना
घृणा या वितृष्णा से प्रहार करना
🇧🇩Bengali
আতঙ্কিত
বিরক্তি বা বিদ্রোহের সাথে আঘাত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
திகைப்பூட்டும்
வெறுப்பு அல்லது வெறுப்புடன் தாக்குங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
భయంకరమైన
అసహ్యం లేదా అసహ్యంతో కొట్టండి
🇮🇳Marathi
घाबरणे
किळस किंवा विद्रोहाने प्रहार करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભયભીત
અણગમો અથવા બળવો સાથે પ્રહાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಿಗಿಲು
ಅಸಹ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹ್ಯದಿಂದ ಹೊಡೆಯಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭയങ്കരം
വെറുപ്പോടെയോ വെറുപ്പോടെയോ അടിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਬਰਾਹਟ
ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਬਦਨਾਮੀ ਨਾਲ ਹੜਤਾਲ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھبراہٹ
نفرت یا بغاوت کے ساتھ ہڑتال
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
惊恐
厌恶或厌恶地罢工
🇯🇵Japanese
ぞっとする
嫌悪感または嫌悪感を持って攻撃する
🇰🇷Korean
소름 끼치다
혐오감이나 혐오감으로 공격하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kinh hoàng
tấn công với sự ghê tởm hoặc ghê tởm
🇹🇭Thai
ตกใจมาก
ตีด้วยความรังเกียจหรือรังเกียจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggemparkan
menyerang dengan rasa jijik atau jijik
🇵🇭Filipino
kakila-kilabot
hampasin nang may pagkasuklam o pagkasuklam
🇲🇾Malay
ngeri
menyerang dengan rasa jijik atau jijik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مروع
الضرب بالاشمئزاز أو الاشمئزاز
🇮🇷Persian
وحشتناک
با انزجار یا نفرت ضربه بزنید
🇹🇷Turkish
dehşet
tiksinti veya tiksinti ile saldırmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַדהִים
להכות בגועל או בסלידה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'appall'?
The primary meaning of 'appall' is 'strike with disgust or revulsion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'appall' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'appall' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'appall' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'appall' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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