Synonyms & related words for consternate

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Words related to consternate

Explore words related to consternate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include dismay, appall, consternation, horrify, disconcert, disconcertment, dumbfound, flabbergast. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does consternate come from?

The word consternate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: con-, from Latin com (“intensive, thoroughly”); stern, from Latin sternere (“to strew, throw down, prostrate”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to make, render (verb-forming)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.