All 6 Uses of
aghast
in
The Fountainhead
- She thought, aghast, that he said it as if he were actually happy.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- And suddenly a thought came to him, and he realized, aghast, that he could not prove it had never occurred to him before; yet he knew, in complete honesty, even though it did astonish him, that he had never thought of this before.†
Chpt 1.6
- He let her body fall back against the seat, and he stared at her, aghast.†
Chpt 1.14
- Keating sat aghast for an instant; and then he found himself laughing easily in answer, as if at home with a very old friend.†
Chpt 2.3
- "No!" said Hopton Stoddard, aghast.†
Chpt 2.10
- I ought to fire Alvah, he thought—and then laughed at himself, aghast: fire Alvah Scarret?†
Chpt 4.9
Definition:
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(aghast) shocked with feelings of surprise and dismay (sadness, disappointment, or worry)