CONSTERNATION


Meaning of CONSTERNATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän(t)-stər-ˈnā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin consternation-, consternatio, from consternare to throw into confusion, from com- + -sternare, probably from sternere to spread, strike down — more at strew

Date: 1604

: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

the two…stared at each other in consternation , and neither knew what to do — Pearl Buck

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