aghast
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·ghast /əˈɡɑːst $ əˈɡæst/ adjective [not before noun] written SHOCKfeeling or looking shocked by something you have seen or just found out 惊骇的，吓呆的aghast at Everyone was aghast at the verdict. 所有人都对这个判决感到震惊。 Hank looked at her aghast. 汉克惊恐地望着她。► see thesaurus at shocked
Examples from the Corpus
aghast• ""Ten thousand pounds!'' she said, aghast.• Some of the Republican policies have left feminists dismayed and aghast.• She followed the child into the room, but there she stood aghast.• They stood around her in the stuffy room, aghast.• Threats, violence, kidnapping; enough to leave Prunella aghast and anxious.• She stared, aghast, at the fine-honed beauty of that chest.• Mr Sullivan seemed aghast at the prospect of losing his only daughter to this arrogant young man.• Little wonder that, as one newspaper put it, Ministers were aghast at the verdict.• There was to be no stunned silence, no aghast staring and, it seemed, no dramatic response from Greg.• Tom was aghast when he saw the bagpipes.• Roirbak was aghast when he saw what had happened to Mellissa.aghast at• I was aghast at the violence I was witnessing.Origin aghast (1200-1300) From the past participle of aghast “to frighten” ((13-16 centuries)), from gast “to frighten” ((11-17 centuries)), from Old English gæstana·ghast adjectiveChineseSyllable
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a‧ghast /əˈɡɑːst $ əˈɡæst/
adjective [not before noun] written
aghast at
Everyone was aghast at the verdict.
Hank looked at her aghast.
▪ shocked feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant: I was shocked when I heard what had happened. | We are all deeply shocked by his death. | They seemed shocked at the suggestion.
▪shaken shocked because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened – used when the experience has made you feel weak or nervous: He was badly shaken by the incident. | She looked shaken by the news.
▪be in a state of shock to feel shocked and unable to do normal things: He was uninjured but in a state of shock after the attack.
▪horrified very shocked because something unpleasant or frightening has happened: She was horrified to discover that her son had been taking drugs. | There was a horrified look on his face.
▪appalled very shocked because you think something is very bad: I was appalled by his behaviour. | Emma was appalled at how he’d treated his mother.
▪traumatized so badly shocked that you are affected for a very long time: The children were severely traumatized by years of civil war.
▪outraged extremely shocked and angry: The victim’s family were outraged at the short jail sentence.
▪devastated extremely shocked and sad – used when someone is extremely badly affected by something: Petra was absolutely devastated by the death of her daughter.
▪stunned so shocked that you are unable to do or say anything immediately: He had been stunned by the news of his friend’s sudden death.
▪dazed very shocked and unable to think clearly: He emerged from the wreck of the car, dazed but unhurt.
▪aghast /əˈɡɑːst $ əˈɡæst/ [not before noun] written shocked: She looked aghast at the suggestion.
a‧ghast /əˈɡɑːst $ əˈɡæst/
adjective [not before noun] written Date: 1200-1300
Origin: From the past participle of aghast 'to frighten' (13-16 centuries), from gast 'to frighten' (11-17 centuries), from Old English gæstan
feeling or looking shocked by something you have seen or just found outOrigin: From the past participle of aghast 'to frighten' (13-16 centuries), from gast 'to frighten' (11-17 centuries), from Old English gæstan
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