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nauseate vs appall

appall vs nauseate

nauseate and appall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nauseate No No Yes No
appall No No Yes No
As verbs, appall is a hyponym of nauseate; that is, appall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nauseate:
  • nauseate: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
  • appall: strike with disgust or revulsion
Other hyponyms of nauseate include appal, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock.
nauseate (verb) appall (verb)
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of strike with disgust or revulsion
upset and make nauseated fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Difference between nauseate and appall

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