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appall

/əˈpɔːl/
verb
  1. To fill with horror; to dismay.

    "The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury."

  2. To make pale; to blanch.

  3. To weaken; to reduce in strength

Synonymsaffright, daunt, depress, dismay, frighten, scare

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