aghast

adjective (no forms)

«aghast» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

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

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

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah describes the terror of the day when Babylon falls, which tradition reads as God judging a proud empire. In the primary lessons: in tales, a character who is shocked by unexpected words or deeds

Examples

And they shall be affrighted; pangs and throes shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail; they shall look aghast one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame. (Prophets ISA.13.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «aghast» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«aghast» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «aghast» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«aghast» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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