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- [uh-gast, uh-gahst]
- /əˈgæst, əˈgɑst/
- /əˈɡɑːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-gast, uh-gahst]
- /əˈgæst, əˈgɑst/
Definitions of aghast word
- adjective aghast If you are aghast, you are filled with horror and surprise. 3
- adjective aghast overcome with amazement or horror 3
- adjective aghast feeling great horror or dismay; terrified; horrified 3
- adjective aghast struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing. 1
- noun aghast Filled with horror or shock. 1
- adjective aghast horrified, shocked 1
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Origin of aghast
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English agast frightened, past participle of agasten, equivalent to a- a-3 + gasten, Old English gǣstan to frighten, earlier *gāstjan < Germanic causative *gaistjan; see ghost
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Parts of speech for Aghast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aghast popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aghast
adj aghast
- stunned — to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- agog — If you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.
- shocked — a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
adjective aghast
- horrified — showing or indicating great shock or horror: a horrified gasp; a horrified expression.
Antonyms for aghast
adj aghast
- unsurprised — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
adjective aghast
- unaffected — not affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered: The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.
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