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Adjective: aghast  u'gãst
  1. Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
    "The union was aghast at the news that up to 1500 jobs were to be lost";
    - appalled, dismayed, shocked

See also: afeard [archaic], afeared [archaic], afraid, 'fraid [non-standard]