aghast
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horrorTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
» Mary looked aghast.
У Мері був приголомшений вигляд.
Мері мала приголомшений вигляд.
Meaning
1 sensesTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
I was aghast when the incident unfolded in front of me.
1985, Les Misérables, the song "Red and Black" I am agog! I am aghast! Is Marius in love at last?
bestürzt, zutiefst erschrocken, fassungslos
ошеломлённыйošelomljónnyj, поражённыйporažónnyj
- struck with fear, dread, or consternation
Examples
13 sentencesMary looked aghast.
У Мері був приголомшений вигляд.
Tom looked aghast.
Том мав приголомшений вигляд.
deTom schaute verblüfft.
Grim horror seized me, and aghast I stood.
She stopped, aghast, as though she had seen a ghost.
deSie hielt versteinert inne, als ob sie einen Geist gesehen hätte.
When she saw her daughter wearing a hijab, she was aghast.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old EnFrom Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English a- (compare with Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). By surface analysis, a- + ghast/gast. See gaze.
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Forms
more aghast, most aghast| Comparative | more aghast Lesson |
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| Superlative | most aghast Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form