Definitions for Consternation
ˌkɒn stərˈneɪ ʃəncon·ster·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. alarm, dismay, consternationnoun

   fear resulting from the awareness of danger

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consternationnoun

   Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

2. Etymology: From consternatio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consternationnoun

   Astonishment; amazement; alienation of mind by a surprise; surprise; wonder.

   Etymology: from consterno, Latin.

   They find the same holy consternation upon themselves that Jacob did at Bethel, which he called the gate of heaven. South.

   The natives, dubious whom
   They must obey, in consternation wait,
   ’Till rigid conquest will pronounce their liege. Philips.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consternationnoun

   amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay

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1. • Fear

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Consternation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Consternation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Consternation in a Sentence

1. Richard Alarcon:

   If he is battling this issue in court while the election is going on through November, the Democrats could lose the seat, and so there's a lot of consternation about how to preserve the Democratic seat on the political side. On the court side, let the court do what it's going to do. But in the court of public opinion, it doesn't look very good for Congressman Cardenas.

2. Kellyanne Conway:

   The president has expressed frustration and consternation.

3. Macky Sall:

   I just learned, with pain and consternation, the death of 11 newborn babies, i express my profound compassion to their mothers and their families.

4. Cameron Crowe:

   Emma Stone was chief among those who did tireless research, if any part of her fine characterization has caused consternation and controversy, I am the one to blame.

5. Shane Oliver:

   The ongoing drip feed of high US interest rates is creating consternation, obviously it's pushing up the US dollar and putting downward pressure on Asian currencies generally, including the renminbi, and that could well have further to go.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Consternation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Consternation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Consternation
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Consternation