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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/ [UK], /ˌkɑn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-consternation.ogg , en-au-consternation.ogg Forms: consternations [plural]
enPR: kŏnʹstər.nā'shən [US] Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French consternation, from Latin consternātiō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sterh₃-}}, {{bor|en|fr|consternation}} French consternation, {{der|en|la|consternātiō}} Latin consternātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} consternation (countable and uncountable, plural consternations)
  1. Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Related terms: consternate Translations (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay): ἔκπληξις (ékplēxis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), սարսափ (sarsapʻ) (Armenian), ահ (ah) (Armenian), զարհուրանք (zarhurankʻ) (Armenian), смайване (smajvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ужас (užas) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 驚愕 /惊愕 (jīng'è) (Chinese Mandarin), konsternace [feminine] (Czech), bestyrtelse [common-gender] (Danish), consternatie [feminine] (Dutch), verbijstering [feminine] (Dutch), konsterno (Esperanto), tyrmistys (Finnish), consternation [feminine] (French), sidération [feminine] (French), accablement [masculine] (French), prostration [feminine] (French), Bestürzung [feminine] (German), Fassungslosigkeit [feminine] (German), τρόμος (trómos) [masculine] (Greek), ανησυχία (anisychía) [feminine] (Greek), תַּדְהֵמָה (Hebrew), בִּלְבּוּל (Hebrew), חֲרָדָה (Hebrew), פַּחַד (Hebrew), megdöbbenés (Hungarian), szörnyülködés (Hungarian), megrökönyödés (Hungarian), anbhá [masculine] (Irish), costernazione [feminine] (Italian), 驚愕 (kyōgaku) (alt: きょうがく) (Japanese), 狼狽 (rōbai) (Japanese), 대경실색 (daegyeongsilsaek) (alt: 大驚失色) (Korean), consternātiō [feminine] (Latin), പരിഭ്രാന്തി (paribhrānti) (Malayalam), ard-yindys [masculine] (Manx), pororaru (Maori), pōraruraru (Maori), bestyrtelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), konsternacja [feminine] (Polish), consternação [feminine] (Portuguese), consternație [feminine] (Romanian), consternare [feminine] (Romanian), у́жас (úžas) [masculine] (Russian), оцепене́ние (ocepenénije) [neuter] (Russian), испу́г (ispúg) [masculine] (Russian), maoim [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), preneraženost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), consternación [feminine] (Spanish), abatimiento (Spanish), postración (Spanish), bestörtning (Swedish), häpnad (Swedish), dehşet (Turkish), קאָנסטערנאַציע (konsternatsye) [feminine] (Yiddish)

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-consternation.wav Forms: consternations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnsternātiōnem. Morphologically, from consterner + -ation. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|consternātiō|cōnsternātiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin cōnsternātiōnem, {{af|fr|consterner|-ation}} consterner + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} consternation f (plural consternations)
  1. consternation Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Their audience had been listening in increasing consternation.",
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          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "tyrmistys"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "consternation"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sidération"
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          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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          "word": "accablement"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "prostration"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Bestürzung"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Fassungslosigkeit"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "trómos",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "τρόμος"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anisychía",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ανησυχία"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ékplēxis",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ἔκπληξις"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "תַּדְהֵמָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "בִּלְבּוּל"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "חֲרָדָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "פַּחַד"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "megdöbbenés"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "szörnyülködés"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "megrökönyödés"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "anbhá"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "costernazione"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōgaku",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "驚愕"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rōbai",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "狼狽"
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          "alt": "大驚失色",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daegyeongsilsaek",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "대경실색"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "consternātiō"
        },
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "paribhrānti",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "പരിഭ്രാന്തി"
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "ard-yindys"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "pororaru"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "word": "pōraruraru"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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          "word": "bestyrtelse"
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          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "konsternacja"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "consternação"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "consternație"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "consternare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "úžas",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "у́жас"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ocepenénije",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "оцепене́ние"
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          "roman": "ispúg",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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          "word": "испу́г"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "maoim"
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        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "preneraženost"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "consternación"
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        {
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "驚愕"
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      "word": "대경실색"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "consternação"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "consternație"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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      "roman": "úžas",
      "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "у́жас"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
      "word": "dehşet"
    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "konsternatsye",
      "sense": "amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קאָנסטערנאַציע"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "args": {
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          },
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        "2": "la",
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    },
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        "3": "-ation"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin cōnsternātiōnem. Morphologically, from consterner + -ation.",
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    {
      "form": "consternations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "French 4-syllable words",
        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French feminine nouns",
        "French lemmas",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms suffixed with -ation",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "One rainy day, Corinne hinted that she was in love. I was about to show dismay about it, but I feared that my dismay would lead to confusion and be misinterpreted. She should not imagine me in love with her.",
          "ref": "1957, Thomas Baudouin, Iñés, Nouvelles Éditions Latines, page 4:",
          "text": "Un soir pluvieux, Corinne laissa entendre qu’elle était amoureuse. J’allais m’en montrer consterné mais je craignis que ma consternation ne prêtât à confusion et ne fût mal interprétée : il ne fallait pas qu’elle m’imaginât épris d’elle.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "consternation"
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        [
          "consternation",
          "consternation#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "consternation"
}

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