Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause consternation in.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To throw into confusion; dismay; terrify.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To cause
consternation - verb To
dismay
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Thus there could be some back and fill in consumer sell-through the next month that will further consternate and confuse as to the underling, still upward trend.
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She never let them bluff her or consternate her or put her off balance.
Don't Give Up 2006
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Here's another tetrapodomorph fish to consternate the creationists.
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Here's another tetrapodomorph fish to consternate the creationists.
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But he could not pass up the opportunity to consternate Aerent.
beneath an opal moon Lustbader, Eric 1980
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My hope is that I can get my tree way high up in the search results for the TSLA, just to consternate them.
Nashville Scene 2010
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We can co-opt Gregg toward the center, get a Democrat put in place by Gov Lynch, and completely consternate the repugnant right wing Manchester Union Leader's idiot publisher Joe McQuaid!
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It's easy to see how much of an impact she's made on my life in so short a time, and I can't thank her enough for being one of my best friends, albeit being her "gay best friend only straight" does consternate me a bit from time to time.
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That photograph captures a singular mix of defiance and passion that Sharp marshaled over the years to engage and consternate those around him.
unknown title 2009
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The dissolution of the Hollywood Production Code in favor of the more lenient MPAA Rating system led to an upping of the ante in regards what was required of a film to consternate the modern, habituated movie buff and, in this climate, a straightforward thriller such as
Boise Weekly - News, Opinion, Music, Events, Dining - Boise, Idaho 2008
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