Vocabulary
Aghast
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
filled with horror or shock.
Urdu meaning
خوفزدہ کرنا، متحیر، سہما ہوا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The aghast viewer wrote: `The whole of this machine, formed of wood, was executed under the immediate orders and directions of Tippoo, whose custom it was, in the afternoon, to amuse himself with this miserable triumph over the English.
- What leaves one aghast is the charge of the government being hand in glove with the criminals.
- Two successive sittings were adjourned on two consecutive days as the two individuals attempted to dodge the angry protestations of senators aghast that the Upper House had been abused in such an obnoxious manner.
- That accusation, where any criticism of the state of Israel is termed `anti-Semitic`, is still being levelled by many Jewish-Americans who are aghast at the sudden support for the Palestinian cause.
Synonyms
horrified, appalled, astounded, amazed, dismayed, thunderstruck, stunned, shocked
Antonyms
intrepid, resolute, lionhearted, manful
Curator example
“she winced, aghast at his cruelty”
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