First Known Use: 13th century
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aghast
adjective \ə-ˈgast\
: shocked and upset
Full Definition of AGHAST
: struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked
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Origin of AGHAST
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- Synonyms
- affrighted, afraid, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, horror-struck, hysterical (also hysteric), scared, scary, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized
Rhymes with AGHAST
at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
AGHAST Defined for Kids
aghast
adjective \ə-ˈgast\
Definition of AGHAST for Kids
: struck with terror, surprise, or horror <The news left her aghast.>
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