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What (who) is Aghast - definition
aghast
a.
1.
Horror-struck, dismayed, horrified, appalled, terrified, frightened, panic-stricken, struck with horror.
2.
Amazed, astounded, startled, astonished, dumfoundered, dumfounded (colloq.), thunderstruck.
aghast
[?'g?:st]
¦ adjective filled with horror or shock.
Origin
ME: past participle of the obs. verb agast, gast 'frighten', from OE gsten.
Examples of use of Aghast
1. Vira is aghast. ‘It‘s amazing she was awarded 5m.
2. Chappell was aghast at the sheer sloppiness of it all.
3. We were all aghast, stunned and terribly embarrassed too.
4. Across the room, another heavy metal pal looked thoroughly aghast.
5. Some Tory MPs present were also said to be aghast.