aghast
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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.
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| —adj | |
| (postpositive) overcome with amazement or horror | |
| [C13: agast, from Old English gæstan to frighten. The spelling with gh is on the model of | |
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Aghast
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Word Origin & History
aghast
mid-13c., 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 early 15c. in Scottish and is possibly a Flemish influence, or after ghost, etc. It became general after 1700.
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Example sentences
Nuclear experts on both sides of the debate are aghast at such comparisons.
They restored their land to a smooth and fertile beauty but were aghast to hear the dragons stirring.
There they watched aghast as the tsunami claimed their town.
Impressed and aghast, the viewer is in for a tumultuous ride.
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