consternate

(kän′stər nāt′)

to overcome with consternation; unnerve; dismay

Origin: L consternatus, pp. of consternare: see consternation

See consternate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing, con·ster·nates

To cause consternation in.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cōnsternāre, cōnsternāt-

Origin: : com-, intensive pref.; see com-

Origin: + sternere, to throw down; see ster-² in Indo-European roots

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