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consternate

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˈkɑn.stəɹ.neɪt/ UK /ˈkɒn.stə.neɪt/

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to make someone suddenly alarmed, confused, or dismayed

    The unexpected resignation consternated the entire committee.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to make someone suddenly... dismayalarmbewilder
Opposites
reassure
Word family
Forms consternatedconsternatesconsternating
Derived forms consternatesconsternatedconsternating
Related forms consternation

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Emotions & Feelings

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