as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers
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Recent Examples of appalled
Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Said franchisees were so appalled that Kempczinski even had to promise to cover some of their losses.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet her book, first published as Sursis pour l’Orchestre, translated as The Musicians of Auschwitz, was a novelized and sensational account which appalled almost all the other members of the ragtag band.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
She’s appalled at the prospect of participating in a risqué play, as is her highly conservative cousin, Edmund Bertram.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Said franchisees were so appalled that Kempczinski even had to promise to cover some of their losses.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Leaders in northern Germany are appalled after a shop owner posted an antisemitic sign banning Jewish people in a store window.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet her book, first published as Sursis pour l’Orchestre, translated as The Musicians of Auschwitz, was a novelized and sensational account which appalled almost all the other members of the ragtag band.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appalled
Verb
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The Steelers were shocked by Joe Flacco’s Bengals last week.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The original movie shocked audiences, and its low-budget aesthetic helped make the madness look even more grisly, macabre and real.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Naturally, a broad swath of staffers at CBS News are aghast.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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And Clark’s fans, who have often noted the exceptionally high level of physicality directed at Clark and who’ve been aghast at the league office’s reluctance to single out her unique star power, had good reasons to believe that the league was self-sabotaging.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Family members of Kinman’s biological father said in a statement that they were horrified at the news.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Well, maybe a little surprised, considering the opponent was the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who allowed only four runs in sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pillsbury was particularly surprised by this reaction.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) — a high-profile heist that sparked a national reckoning and stunned the world.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The brazen daytime heist at the museum last Sunday stunned France, when four men, dressed as workmen, broke in through an upper floor window using a ladder on a moving truck.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Millerites, as Miller’s followers came to be called, were inevitably dismayed when the window came and went without biblical incident, a collective reaction known as the Great Disappointment.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Despite the fallout, Allen appeared more dismayed than angry at Hollywood’s reaction.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Small wonder the performers emerged bewildered.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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