appalls
Causes deep horror
Appalls is the third-person singular of appall, meaning to fill with horror, dismay, or disgust.
Something appalls when it shocks the conscience or violates expectations of decency: The conditions in the prison appall human rights observers.
What appalls one person may not appall another—the word reflects moral or emotional standards.
Causes intense revulsion
- stunsOverwhelms with shock
- staggersMoves with unsteady gait
- joltsSudden sharp shocks
- startlesShocks with surprise
flabbergasts · astounds · blindsides · floors · dumbfounds · takes aback · rocks · jars
Violent political uprisings
- repulsesCauses disgust or rejection
- sickensInduces nausea or disgust
- nauseatesProvokes stomach upset
- offendsCauses displeasure or resentment
repels · turns stomach · grosses out · outrages · scandalizes · affronts · insults · galls
Causes extreme fright
- frightensInduces sudden alarm
- petrifiesCauses frozen terror
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- hauntsVisits often, or torments
alarms · scares · terrorizes · panics · traumatizes · freezes · ghastly · nightmarish
Causes loss of hope
- demoralizesDestroys confidence or hope
- discouragesLessens motivation to act
- dispiritsCauses loss of hope
- deflatesReleases air from
depresses · saddens · distresses · troubles · unsettles · perturbs · disconcerts · unnerves
horrifies
Causes intense revulsion
startles · flabbergasts · astounds · blindsides · floors · dumbfounds · takes aback · rocks · jars · shakes
revolts
Violent political uprisings
offends · repels · turns stomach · grosses out · outrages · scandalizes · affronts · insults · galls · rankles
terrifies
Causes extreme fright
haunts · alarms · scares · terrorizes · panics · traumatizes · freezes · ghastly · nightmarish · monstrous
disheartens
Causes loss of hope
- demoralizesDestroys confidence or hope
- discouragesLessens motivation to act
- dispiritsCauses loss of hope
deflates · depresses · saddens · distresses · troubles · unsettles · perturbs · disconcerts · unnerves · agitates