aghast

«aghast» in Mova's school dictionary: Shocked and horrified, struck dumb by surprise or fear — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (no forms)

meaning for a pupil

Shocked and horrified, struck dumb by surprise or fear. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a character who is shocked by unexpected words or deeds

examples

• The youth stood aghast at the king's words. tree →
• "She won't!" Nibs exclaimed, aghast. tree →
• We were aghast to see the broken window. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aghast» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.