to ghast

Examples

• All

• 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

H

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

G

to gast

vsto ghast

• Archaic

9.9

To make someone feel very frightened

is the modern term for the same terrifying action

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

C

to comfort

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

Etymology