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.