consternação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsternātiōnem. By surface analysis, consternar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõs.teɦ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõs.teɦ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõs.teɾ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõs.teɾ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõʃ.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.teɻ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõs.teɻ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tɨɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: cons‧ter‧na‧ção

Noun

consternação f (plural consternações)

1. consternation (amazement or horror; terror, combined with amazement; dismay)