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) + 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.] 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.”
Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o’erspread.
Dryden.” “The commissioners read and stood aghast.
Macaulay.”
Meaning of “aghast” in English language – adj filled with horror and amazement. Sy...
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