Both Uses of
aghast
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Happily it was the ground-floor, and the study was a one-storied wing to the house, so that the downfall made no alarming resonance, though Tom stood dizzy and aghast for a few minutes, dreading the appearance of Mr. or Mrs. Stelling.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- Even with his twenty years' experience as a parish priest, he was aghast at the obstinate continuance of imputations against her in the face of evidence.†
Chpt 7.4
Definition:
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(aghast) shocked with feelings of surprise and dismay (sadness, disappointment, or worry)