consternation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin cōnsternātiō.

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• (UK) IPA: /ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/
• (US) enPR: ʹkŏn.stər'nā.shən, IPA: /ˌkɑn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/
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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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consternation (uncountable)

1. Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
   • ?, Chuck Klosterman,

     It was probably worth four millennia of consternation and regret.

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