con·ster·nate (kŏn′stər-nāt′) tr.v. con·ster·nat·ed ,
con·ster·nat·ing ,
con·ster·nates To cause consternation in.
[Latin
cōnsternāre , cōnsternāt- :
com- ,
intensive pref. ; see
com- +
sternere ,
to throw down ; see
ster- in
Indo-European roots .]
consternate (ˈkɒnstəˌneɪt ) vb (tr; usually passive ) to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion
[C17: from Latin consternāre, from sternere to lay low, spread out]
con•ster•nate (ˈkɒn stərˌneɪt) v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
[1645–55; < Latin consternātus, past participle of consternāre to unsettle, throw into confusion]
consternate Past participle: consternatedGerund: consternatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative consternate consternate
Present I consternate you consternate he/she/it consternates we consternate you consternate they consternate
Preterite I consternated you consternated he/she/it consternated we consternated you consternated they consternated
Present Continuous I am consternating you are consternating he/she/it is consternating we are consternating you are consternating they are consternating
Present Perfect I have consternated you have consternated he/she/it has consternated we have consternated you have consternated they have consternated
Past Continuous I was consternating you were consternating he/she/it was consternating we were consternating you were consternating they were consternating
Past Perfect I had consternated you had consternated he/she/it had consternated we had consternated you had consternated they had consternated
Future I will consternate you will consternate he/she/it will consternate we will consternate you will consternate they will consternate
Future Perfect I will have consternated you will have consternated he/she/it will have consternated we will have consternated you will have consternated they will have consternated
Future Continuous I will be consternating you will be consternating he/she/it will be consternating we will be consternating you will be consternating they will be consternating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been consternating you have been consternating he/she/it has been consternating we have been consternating you have been consternating they have been consternating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been consternating you will have been consternating he/she/it will have been consternating we will have been consternating you will have been consternating they will have been consternating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been consternating you had been consternating he/she/it had been consternating we had been consternating you had been consternating they had been consternating
Conditional I would consternate you would consternate he/she/it would consternate we would consternate you would consternate they would consternate
Past Conditional I would have consternated you would have consternated he/she/it would have consternated we would have consternated you would have consternated they would have consternated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. 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"
consternate verb To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: