Aghast

Word AGHAST
Character 6
Hyphenation a ghast
Pronunciations /əˈɡɑːst/

Definitions and meanings of "Aghast"

What do we mean by aghast?

Struck by shock, terror, or amazement. adjective

Struck with amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror. See agast, v. t.

Synonyms Horrified, dismayed, confounded, astounded, dumfounded, thunderstruck.

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. adjective

See agast, v. t. transitive verb

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. adjective

Struck with fear, dread, or consternation adjective

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

Horrified, state of being scared shitless Urban Dictionary

Horrified, shocked to a point where one shits themself endlessly. Urban Dictionary

What happens when you look down and realize you've grown a muffintop. Urban Dictionary

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The word "aghast" in example sentences

The slim night elf sat atop his cat, his expression aghast. ❋ RICHARD A. KNAAK (2005)

What should have everyone aghast is that this man fantasizes himself as Presidential material. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Behold him next assuming the reins of government at a time when every other mind on earth would have shrunk aghast from the fearful task, or sunk beneath its complicated perils. ❋ Unknown (1865)

All her unfulfilled promises arose before her, like a vexed sea whose waves run mountains high; and her soul, which seemed but one mass of lies, shrunk back aghast from the 'awful look' of him whom she had formerly talked to, as if he had been ❋ Olive Truth Gilbert (1850)

"And did the cart go for it?" inquired Captain Bunting, aghast. ❋ Unknown (1859)

And everyone has that experience growing up where there's the, you know, the funny uncle who comes over and he tells, like, dirty jokes that you don't understand and your parents look kind of aghast and they're like, oh, go to your room. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Marr said many people on the left would be "aghast" to hear him criticise FoI. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This begins immediately for Foxe when Elizabeth is arrested. 168 In Foxe's melodramatic depiction, Queen Mary's commissioners arrived at Elizabeth's residence in the middle of the night, barged their way past the "aghast" servants and told the princess that they had orders to bring her to court "either quick or dead." ❋ Unknown (2008)

In fact, he looks kind of aghast, or that he knows that he is stuck, with no way out. ❋ Jen (2009)

Although, I do find it hilarious that the folks quoted are so "aghast" at the prospect of voter fraud in Texas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As we go to press, Feminist Majority, Planned Parenthood and NOW have said not a word, although NOW's Kim Gandy told me she was "aghast" and would speak out soon. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In response to the firing of Emmons, the well respected former Wasilla mayor, John Stein, told local newspapers that Palin felt some voters thought the library held inappropriate books and "asked the library how she could go about banning books," Stein further stated the head librarian, Emmons, was "aghast" at Palin's question. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The librarian was "aghast" that she would even ask about such an action; but, I don't see why the librarian would be offended given she had no knowledge of Palin's motivation for asking in the first place; i.e., she might have been asking in someone else's behalf, right? ❋ Frank Wilson (2008)

Although remember, last week, I was kind of aghast as you mentioned snow last weekend. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She's telling these women ... one of whom looks mildly interested while the other one ... if you did a Google Image search for "aghast", she'd be the only photo that came up. ❋ Unclebob (2005)

Johnny [stood] aghast when everyone looked upon [the brown] [stain] on the back of his pants ❋ Asfasdasda (2009)

Margaret: [Put that away]! I am [aghast]! Charles: What? You don't want to see my [dead dog's] spine?!? ❋ Ethaniel (2019)

I've been on this new cupcake diet, and the other [day I] put on my favorite [low rise jeans] only to find that now I have a [muffintop]! I was flab-aghasted! ❋ Anomelie (2010)

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