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gastness

[ gast-nis ]
/ ˈgæst nɪs /

noun Obsolete.

terror or fright.

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Origin of gastness

1350–1400; Middle English gastnes(se), equivalent to gast (past participle of gastengast) + -nes-ness

Words nearby gastness

gaster, gasteropod, gasthaus, gas thermometer, gastight, gastness, Gaston, Gastonia, gastr-, gastradenitis, gastralgia
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