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a·ghast
(ə-găst′)adj.
Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.
[Middle English agast, past participle of agasten, to frighten : a-, intensive pref. (from Old English ā-) + gasten, to frighten (from Old English gǣstan, from gāst, ghost).]
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aghast
(əˈɡɑːst)adj
(postpositive) overcome with amazement or horror
[C13: agast, from Old English gæstan to frighten. The spelling with gh is on the model of ghastly]
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a•ghast
(əˈgæst, əˈgɑst)adj.
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror.
[1225–75; Middle English agast frightened, past participle of agasten=a- a-3 + gasten, Old English gǣstan to frighten]
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aghast
- From a verb agastea, "frighten," based on an Old English word meaning "torment."See also related terms for torment.
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Adj. | 1. | aghast - struck with fear, dread, or consternation afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" |
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aghast
adjective horrified, shocked, amazed, stunned, appalled, astonished, startled, astounded, confounded, awestruck, horror-struck, thunder-struck His colleagues were aghast at the sackings.
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aghast
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Translations
مَذْعُور، مَشْدُوه
zděšený
forfærdet
skelfingu lostinn
apstulbintas
apstulbotspārsteigts
zdesený
dehşete kapılmışdona kalmış
aghast
[əˈgɑːst] ADJ → horrorizado, pasmado (at ante) to be aghast at → horrorizarse or pasmarse anteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
aghast
[əˈgɑːst] adj → atterré(e), accablé(e)aghast at sth [+ behaviour, situation] → atterré(e) par qch, accablé(e) par qch
Beth was aghast at what she had just heard → Beth était atterrée par ce qu'elle venait juste d'entendre., Beth était accablée par ce qu'elle venait juste d'entendre.
aghast at being ... → atterré d'être ..., accablé d'être ...
He was aghast at being classed a traitor → Il était atterré d'être considéré comme un traître., Il était accablé d'être considéré comme un traître.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
aghast
adj pred → entgeistert (→ at über +acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
aghast
[əˈgɑːst] adj aghast (at) (shocked) → sbigottito/a (a); (terrified) → inorridito/a (a), atterrito/a (a)to be aghast at the idea of doing sth → essere atterrito/a all'idea di fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
aghast
(əˈgaːst) adjective struck with horror. She was aghast at the mess.
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