aghast

Adjective
Synonyms: aghast(p)appalleddismayedshocked

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. struck with fear, dread, or consternationSynonyms: aghast(p)appalleddismayedshocked
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t. See Agast, v. t. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Aghast \A*ghast"\, a. & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + g?stan to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast, cling. See Gaze, Hesitate.] Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. [1913 Webster]

Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

The commissioners read and stood aghast. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Agast \A*gast"\ or Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t. To affright; to terrify. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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