aghast

adj.
Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.

[Middle English agast, past participle of agasten, to frighten : a-, intensive pref. (from Old English ā-) + gasten, to frighten (from Old English gǣstan , from gāst, ghost).]

adjective

Filled with fear or terror: afraid, apprehensive, fearful, fearsome, funky, panicky. Regional afeard, ascared. See fear/courage.

adj

Definition: horrified; very surprised
Antonyms: unsurprised

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IN BRIEF: Shocked; suddenly struck with an unpleasant situation or idea.

Hillary was aghast at Jason's behavior.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forfærdet, bestyrtet

Nederlands (Dutch)
onthutst

Français (French)
adj. - atterré, frappé d'horreur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bestürzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εμβρόντητος, κατάπληκτος

Italiano (Italian)
atterrito, stupefatto, costernato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - consternado, aterrorizado, espantado

Русский (Russian)
ошеломленный, охваченный ужасом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alarmado, horrorizado, estupefacto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förskräckt, häpen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
惊骇的, 吓呆的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 驚駭的, 嚇呆的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어안이 벙벙해진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - びっくりして

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشدوه, مذعور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נבעת, מזועזע‬

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