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Dismay as prisoner at the back put away
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consternate
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Word definitions for consternate in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Latin consternatus , past participle of consternare (see consternation ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
consternate \consternate\ v. t. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay. Syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To cause consternation 2 To dismay
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
Usage examples of consternate.
But now we have the remedy -- and who knows when our treasure's back what long-sunken things may rise in spouting wrath to consternate the world?
But now we have the remedy—and who knows when our treasure's back what long-sunken things may rise in spouting wrath to consternate the world?
Totally consternated she just nodded and went out of the room, leaving behind a very contented Sammy Derring, or rather something that looked like him.
Right now partisans of both sides are being dismayed and consternated to discover that their most essential assets are crawling with about sixty or seventy Muskies apiece.