Definition
Causing someone to feel shocked, confused, or upset; making someone feel alarmed or bewildered.
Etymology
From Latin 'consternatus' (confused, dismayed) derived from 'consternare' (to confuse or alarm). The prefix 'con-' means 'with' and the root relates to 'sternere' (to scatter or throw down). The word entered English in the 17th century with its meaning of causing emotional disturbance.
Kelly Says
The word 'consternation' comes from the image of soldiers scattering in panic, as if their formation was literally thrown down—so when something is 'consternating,' it's throwing people's calm down and making them scatter mentally!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስቸኳይ ማድረግ
as-che-kway ma-dre-g
ARالعربية
يُربك
yu-rub-ku
BNবাংলা
উল্টেপাটে করানো
ult-e-pa-te-ka-ra-no
CACatalà
confondre
kon-fon-dre
CSČeština
zmatkovat
zmat-ko-vat
DADansk
forvirre
for-vir-re
DEDeutsch
verwirren
ver-vir-ren
ELΕλληνικά
παρασύρει
pa-ra-see-ree
ESEspañol
confundir
kon-foon-deer
FAفارسی
惑ressing
va-q-t kar-na
FISuomi
sekaannuttaa
se-ka-an-nut-taa
FRFrançais
confondre
kon-fon-dre
HIहिन्दी
परेशान करना
pa-re-shaan karna
HUMagyar
összezavarozni
ossze-za-va-ro-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem-bin-gun-kan
ITItaliano
confondere
kon-foh-nday-reh
JA日本語
混乱させる
kon-ran-saseru
KMKM
បំផ្លាញ
pom-ph-la-an
KO한국어
혼란스럽게 하다
hon-ran-seul-be-ge ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menyebabkan kebingungan
me-ny-ca-us-kan ke-bin-gun-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းပြောင်း ပြု
pyang-pyang p-yu
NLNederlands
verwarren
ver-war-ren
NONorsk
forvirre
for-vir-re
PTPortuguês
confundir
kon-foon-deer
RORomână
confuza
kon-foo-za
RUРусский
сбивать с толку
sbi-vat' s tol-ku
SVSvenska
förvirra
for-vir-ra
SWKiswahili
chosha
cho-sha
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகப்பட
san-the-gap-pa-da
TEతెలుగు
చూపు తొందరపెట్టడం
choo-pu thon-da-ra-pe-tta-dam
THไทย
ทำให้สับสน
thae-mae sap-san
TRTürkçe
şaşırtmak
sha-shirt-mak
UKУкраїнська
збуджувати
zbu-dju-va-tyi
URاردو
惑ت کرنا
wa-q-t kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm cho bối rối
lam cho boi roi