n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän(t)-st ə r- ' n ā -sh ə n
Function: 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>