Meanings
verbconsternate (third-person singular simple present consternates, present participle consternating, simple past and past participle consternated)
present singular third person consternates · participle present consternating · participle past consternated · past consternated
- transitiveTo cause consternation in; to dismay.
Translations
Esperanto konsterni
- konsternicause consternation in
French consterner
- consternercause consternation in
German bestürzen, entsetzen
- bestürzencause consternation in
- entsetzencause consternation in
- Bestürzung hervorrufencause consternation in
Italian costernare
- costernarecause consternation in
Portuguese consternar
- consternarcause consternation in
Spanish consternar
- consternarcause consternation in
Cite this entry
APA
consternate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consternate
MLA
“consternate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consternate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consternate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consternate.
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