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appall
[ uh-pawl ]
verb (used with object)
- to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:
He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.
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"The appalling example this episode sets to others needs no emphasis from me."
Since then, she's consistently been treated in inexcusably appalling ways, having her privacy violated and the vilest of commentary directed at her.
Spoiler alert: I am pro-due process, and appalled that our executive branch is arguing for its suspension when it comes to immigrants — because, of course, that is the first step to curtailing everyone’s rights.
She told Sky News: "I can confirm that there are discussions ongoing with the French government about how we stop this appalling and dangerous trade in people that's happening across the English Channel."
But former defence minister Alec Shelbrooke said it was "appalling" that Mr Hart had "destroyed the sanctity of the whips office" by publishing "very private information" in a book.
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