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aghastment

aghastment noun: the state or quality of being aghast.

Noun

aghastment (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state or quality of being aghast.
    Synonyms:
    aghastness

Synonyms of aghastment

Origin of aghastment

From earlier agastment, equivalent to aghast + -ment.

Questions about aghastment

What does aghastment mean?
Aghastment means the state or quality of being aghast.
What part of speech is aghastment?
Aghastment is a noun.

Words near aghastment in the dictionary

  1. Aghajanyan
  2. Aghajanyans
  3. Aghamiri
  4. aghas
  5. aghast
  6. aghastment
  7. aghastness
  8. Aghayan
  9. Aghayani
  10. Aghdara
  11. Aghdashloo

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