单词 | consternate |
释义 | consternatev. transitive. To fill with amazement and terror; to dismay. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay dismay1297 amayc1330 mayc1380 esmay1393 asmayc1420 formayc1470 esbay1480 astonish1535 appal1548 consternate1651 repall1687 aghast1876 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs 158 Consternate and perturb the powers. 1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 44 To Consternate, Affright, Astonish, Amaze all. 1782 F. Burney Diary June (1842) II. 146 ‘Oh dear, then,’ said Miss Georgiana, looking a little consternated. 1815 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) IV. 118 I was consternating the Lord Chamberlain by speaking of Washington with respect in a New Year's Ode. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. iv. iv. 181 Much consternated by this direct appeal..I hung my head. Derivatives ˈconsternated adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective] fordrevedc1175 astoniedc1386 comfortless1387 bashedc1440 bluea1450 matedc1450 quailing?a1475 dismayeda1535 bashful1552 daunted1587 excordiate1594 appalled1609 craveneda1644 astonisheda1649 consternated1667 disheartened1720 intimidated1727 coweda1745 consterned1839 unhopeful1850 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 109 As consternated Saul did when Christ dismounted him. 1862 R. Garnett in Macmillan's Mag. 5 388 Agonizing worshippers upraise pale consternated looks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1651 |
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