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Aghast in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Aghastadjective
हक्का बक्का
🗣️ hakka bakka [/əˈɡæst/, /əˈɡɑːst/, /əˈɡast/]
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📖 Meaning of “aghast”

The meaning of “aghast” in Hindi is हक्का बक्का, pronounced hakka bakka — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of aghast

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

🟢 Similar words for aghast
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✍️ Aghast in a sentence
She stood aghast at the terrible sight.
सुनन्दा की चिट्ठी पढकर सुकान्त हक्का बक्का रह गया।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English a- (compare with Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). By surface analysis, a- + ghast/gast. See gaze.

Quick facts about “aghast”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Aghast
Meaning in Hindi
हक्का बक्का
Pronunciation
hakka bakka
Part of speech
Adjective
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
From Middle English agast, agasted, past participle of agasten (“to terrify”), from Old English a- (compare with Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er-, originally meaning "out") + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”): compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usgaisjan, “to terrify”, literally “to fix, to root to the spot with terror”); akin to Latin haerere (“to stick fast, cling”). By surface analysis, a- + ghast/gast. See gaze.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "aghast" is हक्का बक्का (hakka bakka).
In Devanagari script it is written as हक्का बक्का.
It is pronounced "hakka bakka". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.
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