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consternateenUK
con·ster·nate C0589300 (kŏn′stər-nāt′)tr.v. con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing, con·ster·nates To cause consternation in.
[Latin cōnsternāre, cōnsternāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sternere, to throw down; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]consternate (ˈkɒnstəˌneɪt) vb (tr; usually passive) to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion[C17: from Latin consternāre, from sternere to lay low, spread out]con•ster•nate (ˈkɒn stərˌneɪt)
v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to dismay, confuse, or terrify. [1645–55; < Latin consternātus, past participle of consternāre to unsettle, throw into confusion] consternate
Past participle: consternated
Gerund: consternating
| Imperative |
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| consternate | | consternate |
| Present |
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| I consternate | | you consternate | | he/she/it consternates | | we consternate | | you consternate | | they consternate |
| Preterite |
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| I consternated | | you consternated | | he/she/it consternated | | we consternated | | you consternated | | they consternated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am consternating | | you are consternating | | he/she/it is consternating | | we are consternating | | you are consternating | | they are consternating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have consternated | | you have consternated | | he/she/it has consternated | | we have consternated | | you have consternated | | they have consternated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was consternating | | you were consternating | | he/she/it was consternating | | we were consternating | | you were consternating | | they were consternating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had consternated | | you had consternated | | he/she/it had consternated | | we had consternated | | you had consternated | | they had consternated |
| Future |
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| I will consternate | | you will consternate | | he/she/it will consternate | | we will consternate | | you will consternate | | they will consternate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have consternated | | you will have consternated | | he/she/it will have consternated | | we will have consternated | | you will have consternated | | they will have consternated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be consternating | | you will be consternating | | he/she/it will be consternating | | we will be consternating | | you will be consternating | | they will be consternating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been consternating | | you have been consternating | | he/she/it has been consternating | | we have been consternating | | you have been consternating | | they have been consternating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been consternating | | you will have been consternating | | he/she/it will have been consternating | | we will have been consternating | | you will have been consternating | | they will have been consternating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been consternating | | you had been consternating | | he/she/it had been consternating | | we had been consternating | | you had been consternating | | they had been consternating |
| Conditional |
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| I would consternate | | you would consternate | | he/she/it would consternate | | we would consternate | | you would consternate | | they would consternate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have consternated | | you would have consternated | | he/she/it would have consternated | | we would have consternated | | you would have consternated | | they would have consternated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
consternateverbTo deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust:appall, daunt, dismay, horrify, shake, shock.TranslationsconsternateenUK
Synonyms for consternateverb to deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgustSynonyms- appall
- daunt
- dismay
- horrify
- shake
- shock
Words related to consternateverb fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusionRelated Words- affright
- fright
- frighten
- scare
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