English verb: consternate | |||
1. | consternate (emotion) fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion | ||
Samples | After the terrorist attack, people look consternated. | ||
Examples | The bad news will consternate him, The good news will consternate her | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affright, fright, frighten, scare | ||