consternation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French consternation, from Latin consternātiō. By surface analysis, consternate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
"Out!" exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice.
1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:And privately, some European officials are sharing mounting consternation over the U.S. conduct of the Iran war that they say with each passing week is moving further away from the international rules of engagement and values that underpin the NATO alliance.
2026 April 5, Howard LaFranchi, “Trump’s war in Iran puts new strain on alliances. Why this time it’s different.”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2026:It was probably worth four millennia of consternation and regret.
2006 February 27, Chuck Klosterman, “Invention's New Mother”, in Esquire, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2019:Their audience had been listening in increasing consternation.
2003, Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts, chapter 17, in Deadly Reunion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| consternations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
equanimity · calm · satisfaction · serenity
Relateds
Synonyms
bewilderment · dismay · alarm · dread
Translations (57)
el ανησυχία (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · hy սարսափ (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · cmn 驚愕 /惊愕 (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · he חֲרָדָה (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · sh preneraženost (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · hy զարհուրանք (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ja 驚愕 (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · nl consternatie (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · he פַּחַד (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · nb bestyrtelse (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ja 狼狽 (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ga anbhá (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · fr prostration (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ru у́жас (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · hu megdöbbenés (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · es postración (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · sv häpnad (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ru оцепене́ние (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · nl verbijstering (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · es consternación (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · pl konsternacja (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · da bestyrtelse (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · el τρόμος (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · mi pōraruraru (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ml പരിഭ്രാന്തി (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · bg ужас (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · cs konsternace (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · hu megrökönyödés (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · fr consternation (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ko 대경실색 (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · hu szörnyülködés (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · fr sidération (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · fr accablement (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · de Bestürzung (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · mi pororaru (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ru испу́г (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · grc ἔκπληξις (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · he תַּדְהֵמָה (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · sv bestörtning (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · it costernazione (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · bg смайване (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · gv ard-yindys (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · yi קאָנסטערנאַציע (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · gd maoim (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · fi tyrmistys (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · eo konsterno (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · de Fassungslosigkeit (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · pt consternação (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · he בִּלְבּוּל (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · tr dehşet (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ca consternació (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ca abatiment (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · hy ահ (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ro consternare (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · es abatimiento (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · la consternātiō (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay) · ro consternație (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay)