verb
- to frighten or terrify; to shock or astound
Usage: archaic or dialectal; often used in the phrase 'aghast'
Examples
- The sudden noise gasts the sleeping child.
- Nothing could gast her nerves; she remained calm.
- The terrible news gasts the entire community.
- He was gast by the unexpected turn of events.
- Such cruelty gasts the conscience of decent people.