History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
appal

to shock (a person) greatly

horrify

cow

a fully grown female or any animal of the ox family, especially the domestic kind kept by farmers for producing milk

browbeat, intimidate

demoralize

to weaken the cottage, confidence, self-discipline etc of (e.g. an army)

depress, unnerve

depress

to cause (a person) to be very sad

deject, make despondent; exhaust

deter

to discourage or prevent a person

check, inhibit from action

discourage

(to try) to take away the courage or confidence of (a person)

dishearten, dispirit

dishearten

cause (a person) to lose courage or confidence

depress, ruin one's hopes

frighten

to fill (a person, animal) with fright

shock, scare

horrify

to fill (a person) with horror; shock

scare

intimidate

to make (a person) afraid in order to force her or him to do something

frighten, threaten

paralyse

to affect (a person, animal) with paralysis; to make (a person, animal) helpless

immobilize

unnerve

to cause (a person) to lose self-control, power of decision, courage

upset, intimidate

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