consternate (redirected from consternates)

con·ster·nate  (knstr-nt)

tr.v. con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing, con·ster·nates

To cause consternation in.

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[Latin cnsternre, cnsternt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sternere, to throw down; see ster-² in Indo-European roots.]

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consternate [ˈkɒnstəˌneɪt]

vb

(tr; usually passive) to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion

[from Latin consternāre, from sternere to lay low, spread out]

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Verb

1.

consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated" affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"