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con·ster·na·tion 
[kon-ster-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[kon-ster-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay. |
—Synonyms bewilderment, alarm, terror, fear, panic, fright, horror.
—Antonyms composure, equanimity.
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| con·ster·na·tion
(kŏn'stər-nā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n. A state of paralyzing dismay. See Synonyms at fear. |
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consternation
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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| consternation | |
noun | |
| fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm] |
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Consternation
Con`ster*na"tion\, n. [L. consternatio, fr. consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to trow down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See Stratum.] Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay. The chiefs around, In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned. Attend the stern reply. --Pope. Syn: Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; perturbation. See Alarm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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