appalls

verb

variants also appals
present tense third-person singular of appall
as in shocks
to cause an unpleasant surprise for conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers

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  1. shocks
  2. horrifies
  3. frightens
  4. stuns
Verb
  • Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Jean-Marie Le Pen shocks France by reaching the presidential runoff, losing to Jacques Chirac in a landslide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of shocks
Verb
  • Sunday was another game-long display of why Wembanyama horrifies opponents from either side of the ball.
    — James Jackson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of horrifies
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  • The thing that frightens me isn’t that machines will replace people.
    — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of frightens
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  • Paula Abdul stuns in neon orange for The Hollywood Reporter’s A-list Aesthetics event at Hotel Bel-Air on July 15 in Los Angeles.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Set the scene This resort stuns, with magical panoramic views of the northern coastline of Crete.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of stuns
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