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Definitions for Aghast
[1] struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.
[2] (postpositive) overcome with amazement or horror
Words related to Aghast
stunned, agog, shocked, anxious, awestruck, dismayed, appalled, amazed, afraid, agape, alarmed, confounded, dumbfounded, frightened, overwhelmed, startled, terrified, thunderstruck, astonished, astounded
Words nearby Aghast
aggrieve, aggrieved, aggro, agh., agha, aghast, agi, agilawood, agile, agility, agin
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
Word origin for Aghast
C13: agast, from Old English gæstan to frighten. The spelling with gh is on the model of ghastly
Synonyms for Aghast
agog, amazed, anxious, appalled, awestruck, dismayed, shocked, stunned, afraid, agape, alarmed, astonished, astounded, confounded, dumbfounded, frightened, horror-struck, overwhelmed, startled, terrified, thunderstruck