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aghast
[ uh-gast, uh-gahst ]
adjective
- struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror:
They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.
aghast
/ əˈɡɑː /
adjective
- postpositive overcome with amazement or horror
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aghast1
C13: agast, from Old English æٲ to frighten. The spelling with gh is on the model of ghastly
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Environmentalists, however, were aghast, especially after word spread that the park service planned to shoot some of the elk to curb the population.
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Even the veteran searchers — accustomed to violence, threats and secret graves — were aghast.
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We also know Jaclyn married a younger man, and she seemed aghast at being among older common folk.
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Before Friday’s meeting, world leaders were aghast that Trump called Zelenskyy—rather than Putin— a “dictator” and accused Kyiv of starting the war.
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The diplomats assembled in Munich were, expectedly, aghast.
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