ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAaghast
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aghast
Meaning: filled with shock or horror
aghast in a sentence
How aghast is used in real sentences:
She stood aghast when she saw the damage the storm had caused.
Watching the vase shatter into pieces on the marble floor, the museum guide stood aghast and unable to speak.
“One morning, she was aghast to find three sick robins beneath a crowded station; laboratory tests later identified a common parasite.”
— from the passage The Winter Choice
Synonyms for aghast
Other words for aghast — horrified, stunned and appalled — carry the same meaning.
- horrified
- stunned
- appalled
Antonyms of aghast
Words that mean the opposite of aghast:
- unfazed
- delighted
Where it comes from
From Middle English agasten 'to terrify'
Memory hook
A GHOST would leave you aghast — frozen in shock.