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aghastness

aghastness noun: the state or quality of being aghast.

Noun

aghastness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being aghast.
    • Sugar cocks her head, in a mute gesture of aghastness.2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 295
    Synonyms:
    aghastment

aghastness meaning in Kannada

aghastness in Kannada

ಘೋರತೆ

Synonyms of aghastness

Origin of aghastness

From aghast + -ness.

Questions about aghastness

What does aghastness mean?
Aghastness means the state or quality of being aghast.
What is aghastness in Kannada?
Aghastness in Kannada is ಘೋರತೆ. See Aghastness meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is aghastness?
Aghastness is a noun.

Words near aghastness in the dictionary

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

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