ghastness

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English

Alternative forms

gastness

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English gastnes, gastnesse, from gast, past participle of gasten (“to terrify”), equivalent to ghast +‎ -ness.

Noun

ghastness (uncountable)

Amazement; terror; fright; fear.
- William Shakespeare
  Look you pale, mistress?―Do you perceive the ghastness of her eye?

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