aghast
aghast [ uh'-GAST, uh'-GAHST ] | |
[ adjective ] | |
MEANING : | |
shocked, amazed, terrified or horrified | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Her aghast expression indicated she did not know about the accident. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
The court was so aghast by the fact that NHAI has seen five chairmen in the past two-and-a-half years that it recommended that a law be enacted to ensure that heads of public enterprises have fixed tenures of 3 to 5 years. |
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