tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

To cause consternation in.

[Latin cōnsternāre, cōnsternāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + sternere, to throw down.]

verb

To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: appall, daunt, dismay, horrify, shake, shock. See fear/courage.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbløffe

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbijsteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - consterner, atterrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestürzen, aufrühren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατασυγχίζω, συνταράσσω

Italiano (Italian)
costernare, atterrire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consternar

Русский (Russian)
удручать, нервировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consternar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra bestört

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使惊愕, 使惊恐

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使驚愕, 使驚恐

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (섬뜩) 놀라게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 胆をつぶさせる, びっくりさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أدهش, أذهل, أقلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדהים, החריד‬

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