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to ghast

to ghast

9.9
To frighten someone very much
  • verb
  • /ɡæst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : aterrorizar
  • The sudden scream in the dark managed to ghast everyone in the room.

Examples

  • Legends of the haunted forest would ghast even the bravest villagers.

  • The eerie sounds in the dark ghast the children.

  • The ghost story was told to ghast the children on Halloween night.

  • Did the horror movie ghast you last night?

  • The sudden noise in the dark managed to ghast everyone at the party.

  • The terrifying movie was sure to ghast the audience with its shocking twists.

  • The report of the accident ghast the townspeople, leaving them in shock.

Synonyms

to horrify
vsto ghast
90 4.3

Make someone feel very shocked, afraid, or disgusted

expresses strong fear or horror without the added disgust sense
to gast
vsto ghast
  • Archaic
9.9

To make someone feel very frightened

is the modern term for the same terrifying action

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

How Frightening

to terrify
148 3.2
to ghast
  • Archaic
9.9
to frighten
540 1.0
to alarm
133 1.9

Surface Forms

ghast infinitive
ghasted past
ghasted past participle
ghasting present participle
ghasts third person singular

Etymology

Ghast comes from the same old word for 'ghost' as ghost and aghast. So to ghast someone is to frighten them or fill them with horror.