consternation [ kon-ster-ney-shuhn ]
noun
1. a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
WORDS RELATED TO CONSTERNATION
bewilderment, anxiety, fright, confusion, alarm, terror, trepidation, dread, perplexity, amazement, awe, panic, horror, shock, muddle, stupefaction, fear, wonder, distraction
SYNONYMS FOR CONSTERNATION
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bewilderment, alarm, terror, fear, panic, fright, horror.
ANTONYMS FOR CONSTERNATION
composure, equanimity.
Origin: First recorded in 1605–15, consternation is from the Latin word consternātiōn- (stem of consternātiō). See consternate, -ion
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