fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
dismay
verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bestürzung
Angst, die aus dem Bewusstsein der Gefahr resultiert
🇪🇸Spanish
consternación
miedo resultante de la conciencia del peligro
🇮🇹Italian
costernazione
paura derivante dalla consapevolezza del pericolo
🇳🇱Dutch
consternatie
angst die voortkomt uit het besef van gevaar
🇵🇹Portuguese
consternação
medo resultante da consciência do perigo
🇷🇺Russian
испуг
страх, возникающий в результате осознания опасности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आतंक
खतरे की जागरूकता से उत्पन्न भय
🇧🇩Bengali
আতঙ্ক
বিপদ সম্পর্কে সচেতনতার ফলে ভয়
🇮🇳Tamil
திகைப்பு
ஆபத்து பற்றிய விழிப்புணர்வின் விளைவாக பயம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దిగ్భ్రాంతి
ప్రమాదం యొక్క అవగాహన ఫలితంగా భయం
🇮🇳Marathi
अस्वस्थता
धोक्याची जाणीव झाल्यामुळे निर्माण होणारी भीती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખળભળાટ
ભયની જાગૃતિથી પરિણમે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆ
ಅಪಾಯದ ಅರಿವಿನಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಭಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിഭ്രാന്തി
അപകടത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അവബോധത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഭയം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਬਰਾਹਟ
ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਦੀ ਜਾਗਰੂਕਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਡਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھبراہٹ
خطرے کی آگاہی کے نتیجے میں خوف
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
惊愕
由于意识到危险而产生的恐惧
🇯🇵Japanese
驚愕
危険意識から生じる恐怖
🇰🇷Korean
깜짝 놀람
위험에 대한 인식으로 인한 두려움
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự sửng sốt
nỗi sợ hãi xuất phát từ nhận thức về mối nguy hiểm
🇹🇭Thai
ความตกตะลึง
ความกลัวที่เกิดจากการตระหนักถึงอันตราย
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekuatiran
ketakutan akibat kesadaran akan bahaya
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkalito
takot na bunga ng kamalayan sa panganib
🇲🇾Malay
kegusaran
ketakutan akibat kesedaran tentang bahaya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ذعر
الخوف الناتج عن إدراك الخطر
🇮🇷Persian
حیرت
ترس ناشی از آگاهی از خطر
🇹🇷Turkish
şaşkınlık
tehlike farkındalığından kaynaklanan korku
🇮🇱Hebrew
תַדְהֵמָה
פחד הנובע מהמודעות לסכנה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'consternation'?
The primary meaning of 'consternation' is 'fear resulting from the awareness of danger'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'consternation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'consternation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'consternation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'consternation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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