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  • 41dismay — I. transitive verb (dismayed; dismaying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desmaier, from des dis + maier, from Vulgar Latin * magare, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German magan to be able more at may Date: 13th century 1. to… …

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  • 43alarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alarum, warning; tocsin; SOS, siren, danger signal, red light or flag; condition red; fear, unease. v. frighten, panic, scare; shock, horrify; make uneasy; sound the alarm, bell, or tocsin; alert,… …

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  • 44daunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. intimidate, cow, dismay, discourage. See fear, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dismay, appall, horrify, frighten; see dismay , frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at dismay . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 45frighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strike with fear] Syn. scare, alarm, terrify, daunt, dismay, cow, terrorize, shock, startle, dishearten, abash, dispirit, throw into a fright, raise apprehension, intimidate, deter, threaten, prey on the mind, badger,… …

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  • 46Hate — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hate >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hate hate hatred vials of hate GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disaffection disaffection disfavor Sgm: N 2 alienation alienation estrangement coolness Sgm …

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  • 47appalled — adj. aghast, shocked; horrified; alarmed, frightened; struck with fear; dismayed ap·pal || É™ pɔːl v. horrify, outrage, dismayv. horrify, outrage, dismay …

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  • 48appalling — ap pal·ling || lɪŋ adj. shocking, terrible, frightening, horrifying ap·pal || É™ pɔːl v. horrify, outrage, dismayv. horrify, outrage, dismay …

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  • 49appall — verb 1. strike with disgust or revulsion The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends • Syn: ↑shock, ↑offend, ↑scandalize, ↑scandalise, ↑appal, ↑outrage • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 50horrification — ˌhȯrəfə̇ˈkāshən, ˌhär noun ( s) Etymology: Latin horrificare to horrify + English tion more at horrify 1. : the act of horrifying or condition of being horrified 2. : something that horrifies his two overcoat …

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