Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To frighten; terrify: usually in past participle agast, now written aghast (which see).
- Reflexively, to be terrified.
- A simplified spelling of
aghast .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle See
aghast . - transitive verb obsolete To affright; to terrify.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
aghast .
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Examples
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When he came to the above mentioned scene he was agast as he looked past the horses, elk quarters, and hunters loading them.
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I am continually agast at political left ... who would abort an INNOCENT child or assist in a elderly suicide BUT will protest and want to protect convicted murderers from capital punishment.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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I almost didn't go to Comic Con, this is my first year and missed the four day pass, was agast at the price of buying four days separately, but decided to take the plunge.
seanan_mcguire: Always remember that you can fly. seanan_mcguire 2009
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Those who have are now agast that Obama has renigged on his empty campaign promises not realizing their desire for change was in reality more of the same, just in a different package.
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The Press who are agast in their behavior and doing their part of the political process by not doing the investigating and having enough thick skin to not be intimidated by either party.
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I was just agast, that this would be allowed on the radio, on a news station.
The deniers of science Part 1: Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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I'm still a little bit agast... or should I say Flat.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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I'm still a little bit agast... or should I say Flat.
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It was priceless, I won't even bother to describe thier reaction except to say that it was mildly agast.
suit-of-meat Diary Entry suit-of-meat 2006
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Non-rocking Phil Collins drummed behind Page agast, with an expression on his face like he stepped out of a JC Penny into the bowels of hell.
whiddly-whiddly! 2004
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