About The Word Aghast
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Aghast
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What's The Definition Of Aghast?Synonyms | Synonyms for Aghast: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aghast: afraid | agape | agog | all agog | amazed | anxious | appalled | ashen | astonished | astounded | at gaze | awed | awestricken | awestruck | beguiled | bewildered | bewitched | blanched | breathless | captivated | confounded | cowed | deadly pale | dismayed | dumbfounded | dumbstruck | enchanted | enraptured | enravished | enthralled | entranced | fascinated | fearful | flabbergasted | frightened | frozen | gaping | gauping | gazing | gray with fear | horrified | horror-struck | hypnotized | in awe | in awe of | intimidated | lost in wonder | marveling | mesmerized | open-eyed | openmouthed | overwhelmed | pale as death | pallid | paralyzed | petrified | popeyed | puzzled | rapt in wonder | scared | scared stiff | scared to death | scary | shocked | spellbound | staggered | staring | startled | stunned | stupefied | surprised | taken aback | terrified | terror-crazed | terror-haunted | terror-ridden | terror-riven | terror-shaken | terror-smitten | terror-struck | terror-troubled | thunderstruck | under a charm | undone | unmanned | unnerved | unstrung | wide-eyed | wondering | wonder-struck See Also | Aghast In Webster's Dictionary \A*ghast"\, v. t.
See {Agast}, v. t. [Obs.]
\A*ghast"\, a & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + g?stan to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast, cling. See {Gaze}, {Hesitate}.] Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. --Dryden. The commissioners read and stood aghast. --Macaulay. |
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