Polyglot Dictionary

consternação

/kõsteɾnaˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
consternações

Meaning

  1. dismay

    • Houve consternação geral.

      There was general dismay.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desânimo

Close synonyms for "dismay, discouragement."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

consternación

consternación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dismay."

Practice

1 What does consternação mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve ___ geral.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches consternação?

noun

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