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“consternation” in Latin
perturbātiōconfusion; disturbance, disorder; commotioncōnsternātiōconfusion, dismay, alarm, disquietude, disturbance; tumult, disorder; sedition; mutinytrepidātiōagitation, confusion, trepidation; the act of trembling or twitchingcōnsternōto alarm, shock, startle, terrify, throw into confusionpercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to killstupeōto be stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop, hesitate; to be dazed, speechless or silenced; to be astounded, confounded,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consternation
perturbatio: consternatio; trepidatio (stale of agitation and consequent indecision): res trepida (the state of things that produces consternation). His countenance betrayed extreme consternation, ore confuso magnae perturbationis notas prae se ferebat: to fill anybody with consternation, alicujus mentem animumque perturbare; in perturbationem conjicere; consternare; percutere (☞ not percellere): by a speech, oratione differre (Vid: Ruhnken, Terentianus Andr., 2, 4, 5): to be in consternation, stupere: alicujus animum stupor tenet: to be in great consternation about anything, aliqua, re exanimatum esse: he was in such consternation that he could not utter a single word, torpebat vox spiritusque (Liv., 2, 25).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consternation?
- The usual Latin words for “consternation” are perturbātiō, cōnsternātiō, trepidātiō; also cōnsternō, percutiō, stupeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.