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frighten vs appall

appall vs frighten

frighten and appall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frighten No No Yes No
appall No No Yes No
As verbs, appall is a hyponym of frighten; that is, appall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frighten:
  • frighten: cause fear in
  • appall: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
frighten (verb) appall (verb)
cause fear in strike with disgust or revulsion
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Difference between frighten and appall

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