Aghast

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  • adjective. Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Struck with amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror. See agast, v. t.
  • Synonyms Horrified, dismayed, confounded, astounded, dumfounded, thunderstruck.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
  • transitive verb. See agast, v. t.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  • Word Usage
    "The slim night elf sat atop his cat, his expression aghast."
    Equivalent
    afraid  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Nast  amassed  asked  ast  bast  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    afraid  afraid  agape  agog  all agog  
    variant
    agast