aghast

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

Adj

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English a- (compare with Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). By surface analysis, a- + ghast/gast. See gaze.

Synonyms

appalled, dismayed, shocked

Scrabble Score: 10

aghast is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
aghast is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aghast is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

aghast is a valid Words With Friends word