1. (

• dismay ,
• alarm ,
• appal ,
• appall ,
• horrify ,

) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" ;

1. (

• atrocious ,
• frightful ,
• horrifying ,
• horrible ,
• ugly ,

) provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" ;