aghast
aghast definition
aghast (ə gast′, -gäst′)
adjective
feeling great horror or dismay; terrified; horrified
Etymology: ME agast, pp. of agasten, to terrify < a-, intens. + gasten < OE gaestan, to terrify < gast, ghost
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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