Appal

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  appal
       v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
            of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock},
             {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appall}, {outrage}]
       2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
          surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late


          for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified
          us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appall}, {horrify}]
       [also: {appalling}, {appalled}]