consternation

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
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/ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK) · /ˌkɑn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/ (US)

Definition of consternation

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
    “"Out!" exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice.”
    “Their audience had been listening in increasing consternation.”
    “It was probably worth four millennia of consternation and regret.”
    “And privately, some European officials are sharing mounting consternation over the U.S. conduct of the Iran war that they say with each passing week is moving further away from the international rules of engagement and values that underpin the NATO alliance.”

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Etymology

From French consternation, from Latin consternātiō. By surface analysis, consternate + -ion.

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