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nounaghastness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe 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 295Synonyms: aghastment
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nounThe state or quality of being aghast.
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aghastness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aghastness
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“aghastness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aghastness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aghastness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aghastness.
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