Main Entry: con·ster·na·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌkän(t)-stər-ˈnā-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin consternation-, consternatio, from consternare to throw into confusion, from com- + -sternare, probably from sternere to spread, strike down — more at strew

Date: 1604

: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion <the two…stared at each other in consternation, and neither knew what to do — Pearl Buck>