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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconsternação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: consternacao
"A decisão gerou muita consternação entre os membros."
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A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
"The announcement caused widespread consternation among the employees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'consternation' originates from the Latin 'consternatio', meaning 'a throwing down' or 'confusion'. It evolved through Old French in the late 14th century, where it retained the sense of dismay or anxiety, reflecting a shift from a physical to an emotional state of being startled or alarmed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Consternation" is said worldwide
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consternation
Transliteration: consternation
"La nouvelle a provoqué une grande consternation."
Bestürzung
Transliteration: Bestürzung
"Die Nachricht löste allgemeine Bestürzung aus."
costernazione
Transliteration: costernazione
"La notizia ha suscitato grande costernazione."
consternación
Transliteration: consternacion
"Su repentina renuncia causó consternación en la empresa."
consternação
Transliteration: consternacao
"A decisão gerou muita consternação entre os membros."
घबराहट
Transliteration: ghabrahat
"इस खबर से लोगों में घबराहट फैल गई।"
惊愕
Transliteration: jīng'è
"这一消息引起了广泛的惊愕。"
경악
Transliteration: gyeong-ak
"그 소식은 직원들 사이에 큰 경악을 불러일으켰다."
狼狽
Transliteration: roubai
"そのニュースは人々に大きな狼狽を引き起こした。"
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