All 4 Uses of
aghast
in
The Aeneid
- Aghast, astonish'd, and struck dumb with fear, I stood; like bristles rose my stiffen'd hair.†
Book 2 *
- Aghast he wak'd; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat, in clammy drops, his limbs o'erspread.†
Book 7
- Aghast she looks, and heaves her breast for breath, Panting, and pale with fear of future death.†
Book 8
- The foes, surpris'd with wonder, stood aghast; Messapus curb'd his fiery courser's haste; Old Tiber roar'd, and, raising up his head, Call'd back his waters to their oozy bed.†
Book 9
Definition:
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(aghast) shocked with feelings of surprise and dismay (sadness, disappointment, or worry)