aghast
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.
Origin of aghast
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How to use aghast in a sentence
His political opponents are aghast that a former human-rights lawyer, imprisoned as a student activist for opposing South Korea’s own military dictatorship, could buddy up to a man like Kim.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Makes One Last Attempt to Heal His Homeland | Charlie Campbell | June 23, 2021 | TimeWhen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention debuted the cards, which have been given out to approximately 150 million people, some analysts were aghast at how easily copied the four-by-three-inch paper credentials were.
Bar owner charged with selling fake coronavirus vaccine cards in one of the first cases of its kind | Reis Thebault | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostShe worked in a funeral home, and at one point while driving the hearse, instead of going to a funeral, she ran off with the corpse and left the grieving family aghast.
Looking at her, aghast, he stares down the prospect of a lifetime of this — of never revealing his earnest inner self.
Kraft of course understands that this is a troll move, and perhaps we’ve fallen into its marketing plan a bit by being so aghast.
Kraft Is Introducing ‘Candy Mac & Cheese’ for Valentine’s Day, as if We Need More to Fear | Jaya Saxena | January 29, 2021 | Eater
Those avatars of hedonism, The Europeans, are aghast at discovering that the average American vacation lasts for just 4.1 days.
Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder | Clive Irving | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHolland was well aware, though, that her feminist friends were aghast at her career choice.
She recalls that her father was aghast when somebody asked him if he had treated King differently than he might another patient.
The Black and White Men Who Saved Martin Luther King’s Life | Michael Daly | January 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEveryone is aghast by the actors who are eventually cast in the lead roles.
We witnessed a world aghast at the division and partisanship that is destroying Washington just a few weeks ago.
Goodbye, Blue: A Post-Obama Democratic Doctrine | Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTConsequently the horrified spectators, having for a moment looked on aghast, fled precipitately from the room.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesIt sent a shiver through me, and even old Piegan stood aghast at the malevolent determination of the man.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThen she showed of what she was capable, and the Colonel looked on aghast, wondering what he should do when Jake was gone.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesTo say that the party looked aghast at this sudden catastrophe, would be to give but a feeble idea of the state of their minds.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThey paused, aghast, and they turned ashen; and then in the mind of each arose the same explanation of this phenomenon.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for aghast
/ (əˈɡɑːst) /
(postpositive) overcome with amazement or horror
Origin of aghast
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