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consternation

noun

con·​ster·​na·​tion ˌkän(t)-stər-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce consternation (audio)
: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
the two … stared at each other in consternation, and neither knew what to do Pearl Buck

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Wonder what the seemingly dissimilar words prostrate ("stretched out with face on the ground"), stratum ("layer"), and stratus ("a low cloud form extending over a large area") have in common with consternation? They are all thought to share the Latin ancestor sternere, meaning "to spread" or "to strike or throw down." Much to our consternation, we cannot make that sentence definitive: while prostrate, stratum, and stratus are clearly the offspring of sternere, etymologists will only go so far as to say that consternation comes from Latin consternare—and that they have a strong suspicion that consternare is another descendent of sternere.

Example Sentences

The fact that the exact depth was recorded on the bottles was the source of considerable consternation among the admirals presiding over the Navy inquiry last week. The depth an attack sub can reach is supposed to be classified …  . Karen Breslau et al., Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2001 In the grimy market-places where so-called friendly intelligence services do their trading, tip-offs, like money, are laundered in all sorts of ways …  . They can be blown up so as to cause consternation or tempered to encourage complacency. John le Carré, Granta 35, Spring 1991 The King was relaxing; his face had softened. Awful, to have to banish this hard-earned peace, burden him with a fresh worry. But better he should hear it from his loyalest baron, his own brother, than have the news blurted out to him by some idiot agent avid to cause a maximum of consternation. Colleen McCullough, The First Man in Rome, 1990 The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue. Much to her parents' consternation, she had decided to not go to college.
Recent Examples on the Web The artery, which slices through the Amazon to the steamy city of Manaus, is to be paved, Mr. Bolsonaro has pledged, much to the consternation of environmentalists. Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 The Atlanta Hawks have moved to even more of a backcourt-driving approach, perhaps to the consternation of John Collins. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022 But that didn't come without some consternation: Hundreds of the delegates and guests at the Michigan Republican Party Nominating Convention repeatedly booed Michigan GOP Party Chairman Ron Weiser. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 From swing to hip-hop, what’s popular in music has always provoked consternation among the previous generation. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Despite that consternation, Republican Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Todd Young of Indiana attended Tuesday's bill signing. Gabe Ferris, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022 The disappointment from the Trojans’ 4-8 record last season and the lingering consternation that defined the final years of the Clay Helton era have disappeared. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 For all of the consternation of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at his media session in Las Vegas about players demanding trades, perhaps there is a greater concern at play. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2022 The question of who was getting pardons, and for what, was a source of enormous consternation in the final days of the Trump White House. New York Times, 24 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French or Latin; French, from Latin consternation-, consternatio, from consternare to throw into confusion, from com- + -sternare, probably from sternere to spread, strike down — more at strew

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consternation was in 1604

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