Aghast

Part of speech: verb (v.)

See Agast, v. t. [Obs.]

Part of speech: participle (p.)

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. Dryden. The commissioners read and stood aghast. Macaulay.