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CONSTERNATION

\kɒnstənˈe͡ɪʃən], \kɒnstənˈe‍ɪʃən], \k_ɒ_n_s_t_ə_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CONSTERNATION

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Terror which throws into confusion: astonishment: horror.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Terror that confounds or amazes.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Sudden over whelming fear.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] Amazement or terror which confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for thought or action; amazement; perturbation.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Astonishment, amazement, terrour, dread.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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