aghast Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite struck with fear, dread, or consternation
    dismayed; appalled; shocked.

WordNet

A*ghast" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. See Agast, v. t. Obs.
A*ghast" adjective & past participle
Etymology
OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + gstan 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.
Definitions
  1. Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
    Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. Dryden.
    The commissioners read and stood aghast. Macaulay.

Webster 1913