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consternate

[ kon-ster-neyt ]
/ ˈkɒn stərˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing.

to dismay, confuse, or terrify.

RELATED WORDS

frighten, alarm, shock, confuse, unnerve, horrify, daunt, scare, terrify

Nearby words

  1. constellate,
  2. constellation,
  3. constellations,
  4. constellatory,
  5. conster,
  6. consternation,
  7. constipate,
  8. constipated,
  9. constipation,
  10. constituency

Origin of consternate

1645–55; < Latin consternātus, past participle of consternāre to unsettle, throw into confusion, perhaps intensive derivative of consternere to cover, spread (with) (con- con- + sternere to strew; cf. stratum), though sense development uncertain
Related formsun·con·ster·nat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for consternated

consternate

/ (ˈkɒnstəˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr; usually passive) to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion

Word Origin for consternate

C17: from Latin consternāre, from sternere to lay low, spread out
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Word Origin and History for consternated

consternate

v.

1650s, from Latin consternatus, past participle of consternare (see consternation).

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