consternate
/ˈkɒnstəneɪt
/verb [with object]
Fill (someone) with anxiety: (as adjective consternated) ‘Oh dear,’ said Georgiana, looking a little consternated...
- He was consternated, as memories began to flow torrentially back into his mind.
- The cannibals are consternated, but they give in; he gets the fork.
- It's easy to see why the University was consternated by the research.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin consternat- 'terrified, prostrated', from the verb consternare.
- have something (or nothing) to show for
- have something out
- have something to burn
- have something to offer
- have something to one's credit
- have something to say for oneself
- have stars in one's eyes
- have steam coming out of one's ears
- have swallowed a dictionary
- have the advantage of
- have the better of
- have the courage of one's convictions
- have the drop on
- have the face to do something
- have the goodness to do something
- have the heart to do something
- have the hots for
- have the last laugh
- have the legs of
- have the neck to do something
- have the pleasure of something (or of doing something)
- have the time
- have the wood on
- have tickets on oneself
- have to hand it to someone