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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: 1225–75; ME agast frightened, ptp. of agasten, equiv. to a- a-³ + gasten, OE gǣstan to frighten, earlier *gāstjan < Gmc causative *gaistjan; see ghost

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adj. Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.

[Middle English agast, past participle of agasten, to frighten : a-, intensive pref. (from Old English ā-) + gasten, to frighten (from Old English gǣstan, from gāst, ghost).]

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aghast

c.1260, agast, "terrified," pp. of M.E. agasten "to frighten," from a- intensive prefix + O.E. gæstan "to terrify," from gæst "spirit, ghost," The -gh- spelling appeared c.1425 in Scottish and is possibly a Flemish influence, or after ghost, etc. It became general after 1700.

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aghast
adjective
struck with fear, dread, or consternation

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aghast [əˈgaːst] adjective

struck with horror
Example: She was aghast at the mess.

Arabic:	مَذْعُور، مَشْدُوه
Chinese (Simplified):	惊呆的
Chinese (Traditional):	驚獃的
Czech:	zděšený
Danish:	forfærdet
Dutch:	ontzet
Estonian:	kohkunud
Finnish:	kauhistunut
French:	atterré
German:	entsetzt
Greek:	εμβρόντητος
Hungarian:	megdöbbent
Icelandic:	skelfingu lostinn
Indonesian:	ngeri, terkejut
Italian:	atterrito, inorridito; sorpreso

Japanese:	たまげた
Korean:	깜짝 놀란, 어안이 벙벙한
Latvian:	pārsteigts; apstulbots
Lithuanian:	priblokštas, apstulbintas
Norwegian:	forferdet
Polish:	przerażony, osłupiały
Portuguese (Brazil):	horrorizado
Portuguese (Portugal):	horrorizado
Romanian:	înspăimântat
Russian:	объятый ужасом
Slovak:	zdesený
Slovenian:	zgrožen
Spanish:	horrorizado, aterrorizado
Swedish:	förskräckt
Turkish:	dehşete kapılmış, dona kalmış

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Aghast

Ad*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh['e]rer. See Aghast.]

1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.

3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every thing adheres together." --Shak.

Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold

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Aghast

A*gast"\, p. p. & a. See Aghast.

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