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- Latin · derived fromconsternātiō
- French · borrowed fromconsternation
- English todayconsternation
From French consternation, from Latin consternātiō. By surface analysis, consternate + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
consternation
con·ster·na·tionToday it means: Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay. Full definition →
French consternation ← Latin consternātiō