consternation

/kɔ̃stɛʁnasjɔ̃/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. consternation

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Bestürzung

Bestürzung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dismay, consternation."

English

alarm

Close — consternation relates to alarm.

Practice

1 What does consternation mean?

2 Fill the gap: La nouvelle a provoqué une grande ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches consternation?

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