as in terrified
filled with fear or dread
I stood there, aghast, as the vile monster made its way toward me
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Recent Examples of aghast
Valerie Karr, who has been working in disability rights for two decades, understands that impulse but is aghast at the cost to the people her small business served: disabled children in impoverished countries.
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Needless to say, the internet was aghast that anyone would eat snow.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
The diplomats assembled in Munich were, expectedly, aghast.
—Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Those who voted against him — and some who stayed home last November — were aghast.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Needless to say, the internet was aghast that anyone would eat snow.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
The diplomats assembled in Munich were, expectedly, aghast.
—Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Those who voted against him — and some who stayed home last November — were aghast.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aghast
Adjective
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While taking your room’s layout and square footage into account, don't be afraid to think outside the box: how can your sitting room function for you?—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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Pay attention to your customers, listen closely, and don’t be afraid to test small, strategic changes.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Inside, the staff scrambles for cover and a frightened woman and child are seen hiding behind a buffet counter.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Staying apolitical in his work, Lynch expressed the personal idiosyncrasy that reflected his upbringing in Midwest America (born in Missoula, Mont., and of Finnish-Danish heritage) as well as his private, frightened knowledge of national terror.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Most lawyers will be too scared of retaliation to even bring lawsuits challenging Trump’s actions.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
29 Mar. 2025
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The pup, Butter, was filmed in September of last year looking scared and nervous around her new kitty sibling, keeping her distance from the feline and hiding away in her owner's arms, as if terrified of the new addition to the family.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And it’s paid off; Laymon notes that several people are surprised to see his name in the end credits and even more shocked to realize that the grizzled man sporting scruffy stubble is Stewart.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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His illness had only been shared with the world days prior, and his departure from shocked and saddened fans of the group.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Maryland, though, some lawmakers have grown alarmed at the potential fallout.—
Amanda Hernandez,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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Europe is alarmed at what the loss of America’s democratic leadership means for stability and progress around the world.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Aghast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aghast. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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