Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - consternation
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Consternation
consternation
noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin ~-, consternatio, from consternare to throw into confusion, from com- + -sternare, probably from sternere to spread, strike down — more at strew Date: 1604 amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion the two…stared at each other in ~, and neither knew what to do — Pearl Buck
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n. anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion. Etymology: F consternation or L consternatio (as consternate) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ужас, испуг; оцепенение (от страха) they looked at each other in consternation —- они в ужасе смотрели друга на друга to fill with consternation —- наводить ужас ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear. (FORMAL) His decision caused consternation in the art photography community... = dismay N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a feeling of shock or worry, especially one that makes it difficult to think about what to do; dismay1 (The thought of living alone filled her with consternation.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1611, from Fr. consternation, from L. consternationem (nom. consternatio), from consternare "overcome, confuse, dismay," from com- intensive prefix + sternare "throw down." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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