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Chief at heart persistently stunned
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aghast
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, agast , "terrified," past participle of Middle English agasten "to frighten" (c.1200), from a- intensive prefix + Old English gæstan "to terrify," from gæst "spirit, ghost" (see ghost ). The -gh- spelling appeared early 15c. in Scottish and is possibly ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ ""Ten thousand pounds!'' she said, aghast . ▪ Mr Sullivan seemed aghast at the prospect of losing his only daughter to this arrogant young man. ▪ Some of the Republican policies have left feminists dismayed and aghast ...
Usage examples of aghast.
Saint stood unflinchingly, Amity clinging aghast to his arm, Warlock lifted the record and went through the dramatic gesture of smashing it against the corner of the phonograph.
Quin, aghast, heard the words of Basher Somerville come out of his own mouth.
A Sea Folk woman stared back at her, aghast, with a dozen begemmed rings in her ears and twice as many golden medallions dangling from the chain running to her nose ring.
I started back, aghast, and cried out that it was magic, for I recognised the whole scene--it was one which had actually occurred.
Killer Durgan stood aghast as Madge fell to the floor, mortally wounded!
English wood, had been suddenly stricken aghast by the presence of the slimy and loathsome terror of the ichthyosaurus, the original of the stories of the awful worms killed by valourous knights, or had seen the sun darkened by the pterodactyl, the dragon of tradition.
At first Leicester, Burleigh and those who rejoiced that the menace was removed were aghast until they realized that she had no intention of being foolish and was merely placating her enemies.
The skian dhu caught one of them from behind in the heart ribs and the second looked up aghast to hear words he did not understand spat at him by a red-haired, white-faced devil.
August Analog has left me somewhat aghast and very disappointed in your apparent lack of scientific objectivity.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Batty looking aghast, puckered mouth dropped, shaking his small head.
They stared, aghast, at Ryder as he advanced on them brandishing his club.
He may dream of a beautiful and complaisant mistress, less exigent and mercurial than any a bachelor may hope to discover--and stand aghast at admitting her to his bank-book, his family-tree and his secret ambitions.
As the sleep-walker waked with pain, White-clothed in the midnight blast, Doth stare and quake, and stride again To houseward all aghast.
Marquis got the same aghast, cringing, yet fascinated look that all men did whenever the topic of lithotomy arose in conversation.
Cam asked, aghast, as her sister opened the spice jar and sprinkled a sloppy circle of marjoram flakes onto the clean floor.