Consternation
Pronunciation : Con`ster*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. consternatio, fr. consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to trow down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See Straum.]
Definition : Defn: Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for refletion; terror, combined with amaxement; dismay. The chiefs around, In silence wrapped, in onsternation downed. Attend the stern reply. Pope.
Syn. -- Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; returbation. See Alarm.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913