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When I'm gigging, there's an uneasy shift when I pull a puppet out. People look at me aghast and I feel I have about 20 seconds to win them over. You even get the prejudice among other people in your own profession.
Nina Conti

Meaning of "aghast" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGHAST

Agast, from Old English gæstan to frighten. The spelling with gh is on the model of ghastly.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AGHAST

aghast  [əˈɡɑːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGHAST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aghast is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AGHAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aghast in the English dictionary

The definition of aghast in the dictionary is overcome with amazement or horror.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGHAST


agast
əˈɡɑːst
avast
əˈvɑːst
Belfast
ˈbɛlfɑːst
blast
blɑːst
broadcast
ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst
cast
kɑːst
contrast
kənˈtrɑːst
fast
fɑːst
flabbergast
ˈflæbəˌɡɑːst
forecast
ˈfɔːˌkɑːst
gast
ɡɑːst
ghast
ɡɑːst
last
lɑːst
mast
mɑːst
outcast
ˈaʊtˌkɑːst
outlast
ˈaʊtˌlɑːst
overcast
ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst
past
pɑːst
podcast
ˈpɒdˌkɑːst
vast
vɑːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGHAST

aggressivity
aggressor
aggri
aggrieve
aggrieved
aggrievedly
aggrievement
aggro
aggry
agha
agila
agile
agilely
agileness
agility
agin
Agincourt
aging
aginner
agio

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGHAST

at least
at long last
at the least
beast
bed and breakfast
breakfast
breast
coast
deep in the past
east
feast
hast
Hesychast
in the least
least
Middle East
the Far East
the last
the past
to say the least

Synonyms and antonyms of aghast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGHAST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aghast» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aghast

Translation of «aghast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGHAST

Find out the translation of aghast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aghast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aghast» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惊骇的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horrorizado
570 millions of speakers

English

aghast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भौचक्का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مذعور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ужасе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

horrorizado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্ময়ে হতবুদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consterné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terkejut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entsetzt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

> 仰天して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아연실색한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aghast
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kinh ngạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திகிலுற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

donakalmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sbigottito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerażony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жаху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înspăimântat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάπληκτοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontstel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aghast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forferdet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aghast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGHAST»

The term «aghast» is regularly used and occupies the 75.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGHAST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aghast

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2 QUOTES WITH «AGHAST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aghast.
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Nina Conti
When I'm gigging, there's an uneasy shift when I pull a puppet out. People look at me aghast and I feel I have about 20 seconds to win them over. You even get the prejudice among other people in your own profession.
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Wendie Malick
It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGHAST»

Discover the use of aghast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aghast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Past Aghast
You read about it in the headlines - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been blamed for a number of behavioral health issues for war veterans but can it cause a person to do heinous deeds which they might otherwise never do in a ...
Edwin Dasso, 2012
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Wow! Words: Building Children's Powerful Oral Vocabularies
Dad was aghast at the price of the car repair. 2. My teacher was aghast to see our messy classroom. 3. The climber stared, aghast at the steepness of the mountain. 4. I was aghast when I saw how much snow I had to remove. 5. Grandma was ...
Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz, 2011
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Word of the Day
Word Story Mrs. Wordly was aghast the other day when she saw her dog run through the house covered in mud. The dog left muddy footprints all over the floor and shook mud on the walls. She was surprised and shocked. If someone is aghast ...
Heather McDonald, Heather McDonald & Joan Westley, 2006
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A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
"Here we've got peace; and aghast I'm 330.62 Glove 7 Aghast, then fell to frenzy, fit on fit,— 606.67 Aristoph. 2605 And now you sit as grave, stare as aghast . . . 752.70 R. and B. 6.25 Rene grew also by degrees aghast 1138.6 Two Poets 332  ...
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
But him (according as they had decreed) With a deeres-skiu they couercd, and then chast With all their hounds, that after him did s|>eed; But he more speedy, from them fled more fast Than any decrc, so sore him dread aghast. Spenser.
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
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Shakspeare's himself again; or the language of the poet asserted
I therefore change the first ' with' to while : read, ' ravishing Tarquin' — also ' sides' according to the old copy, and aghast instead of ' a ghost.' The whole will run thus — ' Wither'd murder, Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his ...
Andrew Becket, 1815
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A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
12 Aghast. Greatly aghast with this piteous plea S.C. F. 157 forth shee yode, thereat halfe aghast: S.C. May 233 All agast, lowdly she gan to call S.C. May 290 I in minde remained sore agast, Ti. 578 nought aghast, his mightie hand enhaunst: I.
Charles Grosvenor Osgood, 1915
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My Faith So Far: A Story of Conversion and Confusion
The uninitiated have good cause to be aghast, and even the initiated, like myself, can grow aghast all over again with a little distance. I have been aghast and un- aghast and re-aghast and back and forth and 52 MY FAITH SO FAR.
Patton Dodd, 2007
9
The Black Cat: A Richard Jury Mystery
He could see Joey running herd on Aghast while Aggrieved looked on with seeming indifference. Jury couldn't see the horse's expression, but indifference figured in the tilt of his large brown head. Aggrieved would watch for a moment, then ...
Martha Grimes, 2010
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Commentary on the Twelve Prophets
His meaning is not that one was aghast and the other was laid waste, but that both things would happen to each of them, that they would be aghast and would be laid waste; and by in the days of censure he means at the time of the enemy's  ...
Theodore of Mopsuestia, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGHAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aghast is used in the context of the following news items.
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Markham residents protest height of cemetery project
But Bell and local residents are aghast the city has approved a mausoleum design almost twice the height of what the city's bylaw allows, which ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
2
'Gift passes' land Cricket Association of Bengal in trouble
Members are aghast that such a decision was taken unilaterally by a top office-bearer, who didn't even bother to get it approved by the working ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
The Mistresses of Cliveden by Natalie Livingstone, review …
Tested by the demands of running a great house, Elizabeth, determined to make a visit from Queen Caroline perfect, was aghast when the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Journo`s death: Akshay was turned away from two hospitals in MP …
Aghast, we carried him to the Innova (that he arrived in) and rushed to the govern-ment hospital. We didn't take him inside and called the doctor ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
5
Choosing Misery: The Culture of Victimhood and Ingratitude
Beware of this great evil – one that would leave Brother Number One aghast and in tears. Here is the root of our nation's problems: Referring to ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
6
Love and Mercy: Movie Review
... even if there are moments when all she does is look aghast at what's going on. Her scenes with the older Wilson (portrayed by a distant and ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
7
Why Southern writers still captivate, 55 years after 'To Kill a …
In “Welcome to Braggsville,” Georgia teen D'aron Davenport's classmates at the University of California, Berkeley are aghast when he casually ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
8
Hannie Rayson, playwright, 58: 10 questions
Helen Garner, who's a good friend, was aghast. She said, “Really? I never even thought about other people when I was that age. I never ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Ben, Shane and Jay-Jay in danger of being culled
... spotted her practising in an orange leotard, no less, and next she was ordering two scoops of icecream which left partner Enrique aghast. «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
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A Third Alternative to PDP and APC
And I am aghast as to what to say to those elders who come on Twitter and fan the embers of division amongst our youths by retweeting them ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»

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