consternate

verb

con·ster·nate | \ ˈkän(t)-stər-ˌnāt

consternated; consternating

Definition of consternate

transitive verb

: to fill with consternation

Examples of consternate in a Sentence

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Bosma looks up at the board and walks out, appearing consternated. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "'Worse than the sausage factory.' A minute-by-minute look at how the Indiana legislature came to a wild close," 16 Mar. 2018 A number of State Department and embassy officials are consternated as Kushner has talked with foreign government officials on behalf of Trump, Politico reported. — Fox News, "Jared Kushner: Trump son-in-law's link to Russia investigation and White House influence," 26 May 2017

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