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Definition of Aghast
1. Adjective. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation.
Definition of Aghast
1. v. t. See Agast,
2. a. & p. p. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
Definition of Aghast
1. Adjective. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. ¹
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Definition of Aghast
1. shocked by something horrible [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aghast
Literary usage of Aghast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"She marked not, at the scene aghast, What time or how the Palmer passed.
XXVII Shift we the scene. — The camp doth move ; 780 His was no nickering flame, ..."