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consternate, v.|ˈkɒnstəneɪt|
[f. L. consternāt- ppl. stem of consternāre to affright, dismay, collateral form to consternĕre to strew over, throw down, prostrate. Cf. F. consterner.]
trans. To fill with amazement and terror; to dismay.
1651Biggs New Disp. 158 Consternate and perturb the powers. 1701Beverley Apoc. Quest. 44 To Consternate, Affright, Astonish, Amaze all. 1782F. Burney Diary II. 146 ‘Oh dear, then,’ said Miss Georgiana, looking a little consternated. 1815Southey in C. Southey Life & Corr. (1850) IV. 118, I was consternating the Lord Chamberlain by speaking of Washington with respect in a New Year's Ode. 1848Lytton Caxtons ii. iv. xii, Much consternated by this direct appeal..I hung my head.
Hence ˈconsternated ppl. a.
1667Waterhouse Fire Lond. 109 As consternated Saul did when Christ dismounted him. 1862R. Garnett in Macm. Mag. V. 388 Agonizing worshippers upraise pale consternated looks. |