1. (verb)shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage strike with disgust or revulsion Synonyms: dishonour, scandalise, offend, ravish, profane, traumatize, dishonor, traumatise, desecrate, spite, transgress, injure, floor, scandalize, appal, wound, blow out of the water, break, horrify, alarm, ball over, dismay, hurt, breach, rape, violate, infract, shock, take aback, outrage, appall, assault, bruise, go against, pique
2. (verb)dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised Synonyms: depress, dismay, appall, dispirit, outrage, shock, appal, alarm, deject, demoralise, horrify, offend, scandalise, get down, demoralize, cast down, scandalize, alert
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'appal'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. appal One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or Synonyms: frighten, affright, appal, cow, dismay, scare, alarm, browbeat, daunt, intimidate, terrify
Synonyms for appal 
