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Filled with disgust or revulsion

Horrified by something unpleasant

Shocked by something that is unpleasant or perplexing

Feeling upset after suffering an embarrassment

To have frightened or caused fear

Past tense for to greatly offend or outrage someone

Past tense for to fill with disgust or revulsion

Past tense for to mentally worry or torment

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Adjective

Filled with disgust or revulsion

horror-stricken

knocked for six

sick and tired of

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“His daughters were appalled at his behavior. He insulted the waitress. He drank too much. He glared at his wife and stuck out his tongue to annoy her.”

Adjective

Horrified by something unpleasant

horror-stricken

scared to death

frightened to death

terror-stricken

in a cold sweat

pushing the panic button

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

with your heart in your mouth

shaking like a leaf

paralysed with fear^UK

paralyzed with fear^US

shaking in one's shoes

bricking oneself

frozen with fear

chicken-hearted

apprehensive about

having cold feet

in fear and trepidation

with one's stomach in knots

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

having butterflies in the stomach

all of a lather

on pins and needles

like a fish out of water

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

sweating bullets

in a state of nerves

like a cat on hot bricks

hot and bothered

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“I am absolutely appalled that anyone should be attacked in this manner.”

Adjective

Shocked by something that is unpleasant or perplexing

knocked for six

at a loss for words

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

filled with wonder

filled with awe

discombobulated

rendered speechless

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

thrown off balance

wonder-stricken

dazed and confused

at sixes and sevens

unable to believe your eyes

unable to believe one's ears

completely surprised

knocked for a loop

taken by surprise

left speechless

staring in amazement

had their heads messed with

uncomprehending

made to scratch their head

caused to be at a stand

knocked sideways

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“We are continually appalled by revelations of the corruption and godlessness prevalent around us.”

Adjective

Feeling upset after suffering an embarrassment

tarred and feathered

discountenanced

discombobulated

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Verb

To have frightened or caused fear

filled with fear

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

put the wind up

scared the pants off

scared to death

struck terror into

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

made one's hair stand on end

scared someone out of their wits

knocked for a loop

made one's blood run cold

scared the living daylights out of

discountenanced

made one's flesh creep

chilled to the bone

stricken terror into

knocked for six

put a damper on

frightened out of your wits

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

filled with terror

made teeth chatter

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

curdled the blood

dampened the spirits of

curdles the blood

scared the hell out of

chilled to the marrow

got the wind up

weighed heavily on

given one the creeps

scared the life out of

inspired panic in

gave someone goose pimples

paralysed with fear

scared the pants off of

made despondent

made downhearted

filled with consternation

threw into a panic

made someone jump out of their skin

thrown off balance

frightened the life out of

gave one the creeps

sent into a cold sweat

given someone goose pimples

thrown into a panic

knocked sideways

scared someone half to death

scared the daylights out of

threw off balance

knocked props out

caused to lose heart

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

stricken terror in

struck terror in

stricken fear into

struck fear into

broke one's heart

broken one's heart

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

frozen your blood

froze your blood

given someone the heebie-jeebies

discombobulated

used strong-arm tactics on

made someone's hair stand on end

put through the wringer

hurt somebody's feelings

put into a flap

put the chill on

put the squeeze on

put pressure on

frightened away

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

put the screws on

put under an obligation

turned on the heat

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

destabilized^US

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

played the heavy with

rattled one's cage

thrown into a tizz

treated harshly

threw into a tizz

filled with panic

held a gun to one's head

twisted one's arm

rocked the boat

brought pressure to bear on

made your gorge rise

given a hard time

become horror-stricken

gave a hard time

got on your wick

pulled the rug out from under

uttered threats to

caused someone to lose their composure

issued threats to

become horror-struck

used pressure on

made someone jump out of his skin

scared hell out of

walked all over

caused anxiety to

destabilised^UK

made flesh crawl

made someone want to throw up

blinded someone with something

pulled the rug from under

ridden roughshod

given someone grief

gave someone grief

threw into disarray

thrown into disarray

took your breath away

taken your breath away

became horror-stricken

became horror-struck

given someone a jolt

gave someone a jolt

given someone the creeps

gave someone the creeps

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“The scene before them was enough to appall the stoutest heart.”

Verb

Past tense for to greatly offend or outrage someone

setted someone back on their heels

knocked for six

hit like ton of bricks

gave offence to

given offence to

stopped someone in their tracks

caused raised eyebrows

knocked sideways

raised eyebrows amongst

completely surprised

caused a few raised eyebrows amongst

raised someone's eyebrows

thunderstricken

thrown a curveball

thrown off balance

threw off balance

threw a curveball

taken the wind out of your sails

shaken out of your complacency

shook out of your complacency

took the wind out of your sails

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“Her recent behavior would appall her father and stepmother who still reeled over the lurid scandal.”

Verb

Past tense for to fill with disgust or revulsion

“Few scents can appall creatures who regularly revel in the miasma of the swamp, the stench of the charnel house, the reek of the grave.”

Verb

Past tense for to mentally worry or torment

weighed heavily on

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