Definition of Constirnation
Con`ster*na"tion (?), n. [L.
consternatio, fr. consternare to overome, perplex,
an accessory form of consternere to throw down, prostrate;
con + sternere to spread out, throw down: cf. F.
consternation. See Stratum.] Amazement or
horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for
reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
The chiefs around,
In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned.
Attend the stern reply.
Pope.
Syn. -- Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment;
surprise; panic; perturbation. See Alarm.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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