Definition of consternating Consternating

con•ster•nat•ing

We found 3 definitions of consternating from 2 different sources.

What does consternating mean?

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consterneats, consterneating, consterneaten

consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

affright, fright, frighten, scare cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

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consternate
kon′ster-nāt, v.t. to fill with dismay.—n. Consternā′tion, terror which throws into confusion: astonishment: dismay. [L. consternāre, -ātum, from con, wholly, sternĕre, to strew.]

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consternate, verb, present, 1st person singular of consternate (infinitive).
consternate, verb (infinitive).

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