Meaning of aghast in English:
aghast
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adjective
predicativeFilled with horror or shock.
‘she winced, aghast at his cruelty’- ‘One woman, who moved to the area in the summer of 2003, was aghast at the horror in her own backyard.’
- ‘I am aghast with horror that at this late stage in the day, we are still having to have this argument.’
- ‘Like so many of your correspondents I too am appalled, aghast and ashamed.’
- ‘The church volunteers who serve it were aghast and flabbergasted.’
- ‘There are, however, many decent Christians who are horrified and aghast.’
- ‘One telling anecdote earlier this year had watchdog watchers aghast and amazed.’
- ‘On the other hand, most readers would probably be appalled and aghast at this stuff.’
- ‘The court was utterly speechless, they were aghast at her rude behavior.’
- ‘We stood open mouthed and the English couples dining were all aghast at this behaviour.’
- ‘Mr. Iyengar, who specialises in laws related to intellectual property rights, was aghast.’
- ‘People are truly aghast by what had to have been a pre-mediated attack.’
- ‘The Clonmore man looked on aghast but was quickly granted a reprieve.’
- ‘He would be aghast at the spread of materialism and greed, and angry at our indifference to poverty and deprivation.’
- ‘Recently, Macintosh and his wife, Claire, had family pictures taken and were aghast to see how much they seem to have aged in the year.’
- ‘I'd asked, aghast, since Hardy was so obviously sympathetic to women.’
- ‘He must be aghast at England's dismal results, even if he does not blame Robinson for the lack of a global vision for the defence of the world title.’
- ‘Television cameras exposed the errors, viewers were aghast and the sport's officials were left red-faced.’
- ‘Hark looks on aghast at his ruined production, but snaps out of it when the audience responds with a standing ovation.’
- ‘I am aghast (and too much of a puritan to be comfortable with such time-wasting).’
- ‘She imitates his nasal hee-haw very loudly and we look on, aghast.’
horrified, appalled, astounded, amazed, dismayed, thunderstruck, stunned, shocked, shell-shocked, in shock, flabbergasted, staggered, taken aback, speechless, awestruck, open-mouthed, wide-eyedView synonyms
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