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Definition aghast

Etymology

From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English prefix a- (compare with Gothic ??- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic ????????? (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). See gaze, hesitate.

Adjective

aghast (comparative more aghast, superlative most aghast)

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

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