Word Study
consternate
CIDE DICTIONARY
consternate, v. t.
to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
consternate, v.tr. (usu. in passive) dismay; fill with anxiety.
Etymology
L consternare (as com-, sternere throw down)
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