consternation

Meanings

• noun

  A state of great confusion, anxiety, or worry.

  - "The team was in a state of consternation after losing the championship game."
  - "The unexpected news caused consternation among the townspeople."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˌkɑn.stɚˈne͡ɪ.ʃən/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with consternation
admiration , frustration , relation , veneration

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Variants

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consternation , consternations

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Etymology

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From the Latin consternare, meaning 'to confuse, perplex, or astound'.

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Trivia

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1. Consternation is a rare word that is not used in everyday conversation.

2. Consternation was the name of a British warship during the Napoleonic Wars.

3. Consternation is also the name of a town in New South Wales, Australia.

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Related Concepts

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1. confusion: A state of uncertainty and perplexity.

2. anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or apprehension about what might happen.

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Quotes

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1. 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,{it}The First Man in Rome{/it},1990

2. 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,{it}Granta 35{/it},Spring 1991

3. 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.,{it}Newsweek{/it},2 Apr. 2001

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Culture

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Consternation has been used extensively in literature to describe emotional states and reactions. For instance, Shakespeare used it in Hamlet to describe the confusion and worry felt by the characters.

How to Memorize "consternation"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a crowded room where everyone is in a state of confusion and anxiety. Imagine yourself in the midst of it all, trying to make sense of the situation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'consternation' with the feeling of being lost or overwhelmed.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N: Confusion, Overwhelmed, Nervous, Stressed, Tension, Anxiety, Turbulent, Intense, Overpowering, Nervous, Agitated

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