Definition of consternate in English:
consternate
verb ˈkɒnstəneɪtˈkɑnstərˌneɪt
[with object]Fill (someone) with anxiety.
the letter consternated me and flung me into a depression
Example sentencesExamples
- He was consternated, as memories began to flow torrentially back into his mind.
- An amused and consternated look passed over his face.
- More than once he keeps matters from becoming too ponderous, especially during a recital of crimes his daughter committed, long and surreal and made deeply funny by his air of consternated frustration.
- I am shocked, consternated even, by your complete lack of Disciplinary Spirit!
- He consternates his teammates with his inconsistency.
- The man, 46, had recently consternated society by marrying an 18-year-old, who was not only younger than his son but also five months pregnant.
- The cannibals are consternated, but they give in; he gets the fork.
- I was consternated by some of the immediate responses individuals fired off at her.
- I have recommended it to every friend I have had who was consternated by what they were facing in corporate structure.
- I think initially she was consternated by the whole international thing.
- The talented actress is stuck with the thankless, limited role of Joe's consternated girlfriend.
- It's easy to see why the University was consternated by the research.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin consternat- 'terrified, prostrated', from the verb consternare.
Definition of consternate in US English:
consternate
verbˈkänstərˌnātˈkɑnstərˌneɪt
[with object]Fill (someone) with anxiety.
the letter consternated me and flung me into a depression
Example sentencesExamples
- He consternates his teammates with his inconsistency.
- He was consternated, as memories began to flow torrentially back into his mind.
- More than once he keeps matters from becoming too ponderous, especially during a recital of crimes his daughter committed, long and surreal and made deeply funny by his air of consternated frustration.
- The cannibals are consternated, but they give in; he gets the fork.
- I am shocked, consternated even, by your complete lack of Disciplinary Spirit!
- I have recommended it to every friend I have had who was consternated by what they were facing in corporate structure.
- I was consternated by some of the immediate responses individuals fired off at her.
- The man, 46, had recently consternated society by marrying an 18-year-old, who was not only younger than his son but also five months pregnant.
- An amused and consternated look passed over his face.
- The talented actress is stuck with the thankless, limited role of Joe's consternated girlfriend.
- I think initially she was consternated by the whole international thing.
- It's easy to see why the University was consternated by the research.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin consternat- ‘terrified, prostrated’, from the verb consternare.