Aghast
[ə'gɑːst] or [ə'ɡæst]
Definition
(v. t.) To affright; to terrify.
(v. t.) See Agast, v. t.
(a & p. p.) Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
Typist: Nelly
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Awe-struck, horror-struck, dismayed, horrified, appalled, terrified, frightened, panic-stricken, struck with horror.[2]. Amazed, astounded, startled, astonished, dumfoundered, thunderstruck.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Affrighted, astonished, astare, dumbfounded, bewildered, horror-struck
ANT:Cool, fearless, unaffected, unmoved, indifferent, unexcited, unalarmed
Edited by Ervin
Definition
adj. stupefied with horror.
Typed by Ethan
Examples
- The other men looked aghast. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Such were we upon earth, wondering aghast at the effects of pestilence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- That personage stood aghast when he saw the group around the fire. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Fanny stood aghast. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Jo looks aghast at Mr. Bucket. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Can you wonder that we are all aghast and mourn, when this appears changed? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He pursues methods in ore-dressing at which those who are trained in the usual practice may well stand aghast. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If you can cough any trifle on it up, Pip, I'd recommend you to do it, said Joe, all aghast. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Well, said he, if you had committed a murder, and I had told you your crime was discovered, you could scarcely look more aghast. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She looked almost aghast under the new idea she was receiving. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I listened to him, perfectly aghast with astonishment. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He stares at it, aghast. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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