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consternation

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con⋅ster⋅na⋅tion

  [kon-ster-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
Origin:
1605–15; < L consternātiōn- (s. of consternātiō). See consternate, -ion

Synonyms:
bewilderment, alarm, terror, fear, panic, fright, horror.

Antonyms:
composure, equanimity.
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con·ster·na·tion   (kŏn'stər-nā'shən)   
n.  A state of paralyzing dismay. See Synonyms at fear.
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consternation 
1611, from Fr. consternation, from L. consternationem (nom. consternatio), from consternare "overcome, confuse, dismay," from com- intensive prefix + sternare "throw down."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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