AGHAST


Meaning of AGHAST in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: AFRAID 1, anxious, ||ascared, fearful, frightened, scared, scary, terrified

Related Words: appalled, horrified, horror-struck; undone, unmanned

Idioms: scared stiff ( or white)

2 struck by an intense emotional reaction (as surprise, disgust, or bewilderment) FF1C; aghast at the lack of discipline FF1E;

Synonyms: agape, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, overwhelmed, shocked, thunderstruck

Related Words: agog, amazed, startled; awed, awestricken; astonished, flabbergasted, surprised

Idioms: struck all of a heap, taken aback, unable to believe one's eyes ( or senses)

Contrasted Words: acceptant, acquiescent, tolerant

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.