| 单词 | consternate |
| 释义 | consternate[ kon-ster-neyt ] / ˈkɒn stərˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consternate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing.to dismay, confuse, or terrify. Origin of consternate1645–55; <Latin consternātus, past participle of consternāre to unsettle, throw into confusion, perhaps intensive derivative of consternere to cover, spread (with) (con-con- + sternere to strew; cf. stratum), though sense development uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM consternateun·con·ster·nat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby consternateconstatation, constative, constellate, constellation, conster, consternate, consternation, constipate, constipated, constipation, constituency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consternate
British Dictionary definitions for consternateconsternate / (ˈkɒnstəˌneɪt) / verb(tr; usually passive) to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion Word Origin for consternateC17: from Latin consternāre, from sternere to lay low, spread out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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