aghast

[ uh-gast, uh-gahst ]

/ əˈgæst, əˈgɑst /

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adjective

struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.

Origin of aghast

1225–75; Middle English agast frightened, past participle of agasten, equivalent to a- a-³ + gasten, Old English gǣstan to frighten, earlier *gāstjan < Germanic causative *gaistjan; see ghost

Words nearby aghast

aggrieve, aggrieved, aggro, agh., agha, aghast, agi, agilawood, agile, agility, agin

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When the waiter had withdrawn, he and Cynthia looked at each other aghast.

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British Dictionary definitions for aghast

aghast

/ (əˈɡɑːst) /

adjective

(postpositive) overcome with amazement or horror

Word Origin for aghast

C13: agast, from Old English gæstan to frighten. The spelling with gh is on the model of ghastly

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