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); He held up his umbrella in mock dismay, and stumbled abruptly into
a chair. — Richard Carvel;
• (appal)- to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay,
( ; ; ); The timid girl stood appalled, as the
horrible consequences of such an accusation arose before her. — The Lances of
Lynwood;
formidable = unnerving = redoubtable
• (formidable)- causing fear, apprehension, or dread, ( ; ;
); His eyebrows were formidable, and his mouth smiled no welcome
at Jill as she approached him. — Jill the Reckless;
• (unnerve)- to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence;
upset, ( ; ; / /
); It was unnerving, the way the two giants continued to stare
down at him. — Garwood, Julie - The Bride;
• (redoubtable)- that is to be feared; formidable, ( ; ; ); He
was redoubtable, not in virtue of his office, but because of his unwarrantable
assumptions. — The Shadow Line; a confession;
baleful = baneful = minatory = menacing = minacious = sinister = threatening =
inauspicious = ominous @ omen (see page 463)
• (baleful)- full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious, ( ; ;
; ; ); Benign or baleful, it goes with his triumphs. — Hilda
Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose;
• (baneful)- destructive; pernicious, ( ; ); That man Clarke has some
kind of baneful influence over her. — The Tyranny of the Dark;
• (minatory)- menacing; threatening, ( ; ; ; ); The
harsh, minatory note of that voice sufficiently expressed the fact. — Captain
Blood;
• (menacing)- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments,
( ; ); This menacing, peremptory attitude in diplomacy
served him well, till Bismarck crossed his path. — Lady John Russell;
• (minacious)- menacing; threatening, ( ); She had not heard a word of
Colonel Grand's minacious overture. — The Rose in the Ring;
• (sinister)- threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous,
( ; ); Defaced and sinister, above her battlements, she looked
at the house and made it terrible, moon-haunted. — The Three Sisters;
• (threatening)- indicating or containing a threat or menace;
The threatening alliance between Science and the Revolution is not really