Consternation
21consternation — UK [ˌkɒnstə(r)ˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] formal a shocked or worried feeling, often caused when something unexpected happens His comments caused consternation among environmentalists. to someone s consternation: She… …
22consternation — 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… …
23consternation — /kon steuhr nay sheuhn/, n. a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. [1605 15; < L consternation (s. of consternatio). See CONSTERNATE, ION] Syn. bewilderment, alarm, terror, fear, panic, fright, horror. Ant …
24consternation — noun /ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən,ˌkɑn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/ Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay. It was probably worth four millennia of consternation and regret …
25consternation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dismay, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. alarm, dismay, shock, terror; see confusion 2 , fear 1 , wonder 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [kon stur NA shun] dismay or shock that… …
26consternation — noun (U) a feeling of shock or worry, especially one that makes it difficult to think about what to do; dismay 1: The thought of living alone filled her with consternation …
27consternation — noun much to his colleagues consternation, Victor was awarded the job in Paris Syn: dismay, perturbation, distress, disquiet, discomposure; surprise, amazement, astonishment; alarm, panic, fear, fright, shock Ant: satisfaction …
28consternation — n. anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion. Etymology: F consternation or L consternatio (as consternate) …
29consternation — Synonyms and related words: abject fear, affright, alarm, awe, bewilderment, blue funk, confusion, cowardice, dismay, distraction, dread, fear, fright, funk, horrification, horror, muddle, muddlement, panic, panic fear, perplexity, phobia, scare …
30consternation — see STRATA …
