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Consternation

Definition: Consternation

Consternation

Noun

1. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "consternation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)

Etymology: Consternation \Con`ster*na"tion\, noun. [Latin expression consternatio, from consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to trow down, prostrate; con sternere to spread out, throw down: compare to the French expression consternation. See Stratum.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonyms: Consternation

Synonyms: alarm (n), dismay (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Consternation

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Fear

Fright; affright, affrightment; boof alarm, dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Consternation

English words defined with "consternation": aghast, Alarm post, appalled, appallingdismayed, dismayingreign of terrorshocked, stunning, stupefying. (references)
Specialty definitions using "consternation": ChimneyPROVINCIALISMSTITIANUsurer. (references)
Etymologies containing "consternation": stratum. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Consternation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (consternation, despondency, dismay).

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Photo Album: Consternation

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Loco Foco consternation or the orful kat-ass-trophe. Credit: Library of Congress.

Consternation of the aesthetic young wife after designing a perfect color scheme. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Sounds Captioned with "Consternation".

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Terror; alarm; anxiety; consternation; dismay; dread; fearfulness; fright; horror; intimidation; panic; shock; trepidation; trepid; fear; afraid.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Consternation

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

He was compelled to admit with consternation that this appearance of a door was simply an ornamentation in wood of a wall, upon which it was placed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Consternation

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

These sentiments surfaced even before oil prices hit 10-year highs in third quarter 2000, but certainly the high oil prices caused even more consternation about the high cost of incineration. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

In recent months, two additional tax-related changes have caused consternation in the foreign investor community. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Consternation

"Consternation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Consternation" is used about 203 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%20321,393

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Consternation

Expressions using "consternation": fill with consternation filled with consternation. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "consternation": mock-consternation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Consternation

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Modern Translation: Consternation

Language Translations for "consternation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

konsternasie (alarm). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

tmerr (dread, horror, riding-hag, terror), shtangie (paralysis, stupor). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ذعر (alarm, be astonished, creep, flap, frighten, panic, terror, terrorization, trepidation), ‏رعب (awe, dismay, fright, frightfulness, horror, panic, scare, terror, tizzy, trance). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

смайване (amazement, nonplus, transfixion), парализиране. (various references)

   

Czech

  

zdìšení (dismay, fright, horror, panic, terror), ohromení (amazement, dismay, staggerer), konsternace (dismay). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ontsteltenis (alarm), consternatie (alarm). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

konsterno. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

skelkur (alarm), bilsni (alarm). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

حیرت (Amazement, Perplexity, Quandary, Surprise, Wonder), اشفتگی (Chaos, Disorder, Nonplus, Rummage, Tumble, Turmoil, Unrest), بهت وحیرت , بهت (Amazement, Perplexity, Stupefaction, Stupor). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tyrmistys. (various references)

   

French

  

consternation. (various references)

   

German

  

bestürzung (confusion, dismay, panic, perplexity). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κατάπληξη από φόβο, κατάπληξη (amazement, astonishment, stupor, surprisal), φόβοσ (affright, apprehension, dismay, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, misgiving, panic, scare, timorousness), τρόμοσ (dismay, dread, funk, quake, terror, tremble, trembling, tremor, trepidation), ταραχή (agitation, apprehension, bustle, coil, commotion, disturbance, flurry, fluster, flutter, frenzy, fuss, outbreak, perturbation, pother, restlessness, riot, row, ruction, ruffle, rumpus, scrimmage, stir, trepidation, trouble, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, welter). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ת""מ" (astonishment, dismay, shock, stupefaction), פח" (awe, dismay, dread, fear, fright, terror), בעת" (fear, horror, panic). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

megrökönyödés (bewilderment), megdöbbenés (confusion, recoiling, shock, stupor, surprise). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kelumpuhan (paralysis), kegemparan (dismay, tumult). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sbigottimento (dismay). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

恐慌 (panic, scare). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しゅうしょうろうばい (discomfiture, dismay, fall into a panic, fluster oneself), きょう"う (crime, enforcement, famine, firm, forcing, height of a mirror stand, murder, panic, poor crops, Pope, scare, strong, stubborn, thoracic cavity, thorax, unbending, unyielding, vigorous, violence). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ard-yindys (amazement, astonishment, phenomenon). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

forskrekkelse. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

konsternashon (alarm). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onsternationcay

   

Portuguese

  

consternação. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

consternare, buimãcealã (alarm, confusion, dismay, dizziness, stupefaction). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

оцепенение (catalepsy, numbness, petrifaction, rigor, stupefaction, stupor, torpidity, torpor). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

maoim (alarm, panic, terror). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zapanjenost (amazement), preneraženost. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

consternación (dismay). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

bestörtning (alarm, amazement, dismay, perplexity, trepidation, upset). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hayret (amazement, astonishment, bewilderment, gape, gracious goodness, gracious me, hi, maze, mirabile dictu, my, my hat, nonplus, surprise, what a surprise, what indeed, wonder, wonderment, wow), donup kalma, dehşet (alarm, dismay, dread, fear, fright, frightfulness, funk, horror, terror, trepidation), şaşkınlık (amazement, astonishment, being surprised, bewilderment, blankness, confusion, daze, discomfiture, embarrassment, fuddle, gape, maze, muddle, nonplus, perplexity, puzzle, puzzlement, surprise, wonder, wonderment), afallama. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

жах (horrible, horror, nightmare, terror), переляк (affright, boggle, fright, funk, scare, startle, willies, wind up). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự thất kinh, sự sửng sốt (amazement, shock), sự rụng rời, sự kinh ngạc (amazement, daze), sự kinh ho ng (scare), sự khiếp đảm (creep, crept). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Consternation

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

cataplectatio. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Consternation

LanguageDateSource2 Chronicles Chapter 32, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai ebohsen fwnh megalh ioudaisti epi laon ierousalhm ton epi tou teicouV tou fobhsai autouV kai kataspasai opwV prokatalabwntai thn polin
Latin405VulgateInsuper et clamore magno lingua iudaica contra populum qui sedebat in muris Hierusalem personabat ut terreret eos et caperet civitatem
Middle English1395WyclifForthermore and with a grete crie in Jews tunge ayeinus the puple, that sat in the wallis of Jerusalem, he ful out sounnede, that he agaste hem, and take the cite.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThen they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
Victorian English1833WebsterThen they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech to the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to fill them with consternation; that they might take the city.
Basic English1964OgdenThese things they said, crying out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, with the purpose of troubling them and putting fear into them, so that they might take the town;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Consternation

Language2 Chronicles Chapter 32, Verse 18
CebuanoUg sila mingsinggit sa usa ka makusog nga tingog sa pinulongan sa mga Judio ngadto sa katawohan sa Jerusalem nga dinha sa ibabaw sa kuta, aron sa paghadlok kanila, ug aron sa pagsamok kanila; aron nga ilang mamaagaw ang ciudad.
CroatianI vikahu iza glasa, na judejskom jeziku, jeruzalemskom narodu koji bijaše na zidu da ga uplaše i prepadnu kako bi osvojili grad.
DanishOg de råbte med høj Røst på Judæisk til Folkene i Jerusalem, som stod på Muren, for at indjage dem Angst og Skræk, i Håb om at kunne tage Byen.
DutchEn zij riepen met luider stem, in het Joods, tegen het volk van Jeruzalem, dat op den muur was, om die bevreesd te maken en die te beroeren, opdat zij de stad mochten innemen.
FinnishJa Jerusalemin kansalle, jota oli muurilla, he huusivat kovalla äänellä juudankielellä nostaakseen heissä pelon ja kauhun, että saisivat kaupungin valloitetuksi.
FrenchLes serviteurs de Sanchérib crièrent haute voix en langue judaïque, afin de jeter l`effroi et l`épouvante parmi le peuple de Jérusalem qui était sur la muraille, et de pouvoir ainsi s`emparer de la ville.
GermanUnd sie riefen mit lauter Stimme auf jüdisch zum Volk zu Jerusalem, das auf der Mauer war, sie furchtsam zu machen und zu erschrecken, daß sie die Stadt gewönnen,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariUtusan-utusan Asyur itu meneriakkan semuanya itu dalam bahasa Ibrani untuk menakut-nakuti dan mematahkan semangat orang-orang Yerusalem yang berada di atas tembok kota, supaya mereka dapat merebut kota itu dengan mudah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka berseru-serulah mereka itu dengan nyaring suaranya dan dengan bahasa Yahudi kepada orang isi Yeruzalem, yang di atas dewala itu, hendak menakuti dan mengejutkan orang itu, supaya dengan demikian peri dialahkannyalah negeri.
ItalianGli inviati gridarono a gran voce in ebraico al popolo di Gerusalemme che stava sulle mura, per spaventarlo e atterrirlo al fine di occuparne la citt .
MaoriNa nui atu ta ratou karanga i te reo Hurai ki te iwi o Hiruharama i runga i te taiepa hei whakawehi i a ratou, hei whakararuraru i a ratou, he mea kia riro ai i a ratou te pa.
NorwegianOg de ropte med høi røst på jødisk til folket i Jerusalem som stod på muren, for å skremme og forferde dem, så de kunde innta byen;
PortugueseE clamaram em alta voz, na língua dos judeus, ao povo de Jerusalém que estava em cima do muro, para os atemorizarem e os perturbarem, a fim de tomarem a cidade.   
RumanianSlujitorii lui Sanherib au strigat cu glas tare kn limba evreiascq, pentruca sq arunce groaza wi spaima kn poporul din Ierusalim, care era pe zid, wi sq poatq pune astfel stqpknire pe cetate.
SpanishEntonces gritaron a gran voz en hebreo al pueblo de Jerusalén que estaba sobre la muralla, para atemorizarlos e infundirles miedo, a fin de poder tomar la ciudad.
SwedishOch till Jerusalems folk, dem som stodo på muren, ropade de med hög röst på judiska för att göra dem modlösa och förskräckta, så att man sedan skulle kunna intaga staden.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Consternation

Derivations

Words beginning with "consternation": consternations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Consternation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: comsternation, consernation, constenation, consteration, constermation, consternadtion, consternatin, consternatioon, constination, constrenation, consturnation, conternation, onsternation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Consternation"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "consternation" (pronounced kÄ'nsternā"shun)
6-er n ā" sh u nhibernation.
5-n ā" sh u nabomination, alienation, antidiscrimination, assassination, carnation, combination, concatenation, condemnation, contamination, coordination, coronation, culmination, damnation, decaffeination, decontamination, denomination, desalination, designation, destination, determination, detonation, discrimination, disinclination, dissemination, divination, domination, donation, elimination, emanation, examination, explanation, extermination, fascination, germination, hallucination, hydrogenation, illumination, imagination, impersonation, impregnation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, indignation, indoctrination, insemination, insubordination, intonation, machination, nation, nomination, nondiscrimination, ordination, origination, pagination, pollination, predestination, procrastination, profanation, recrimination, reexamination, reincarnation, rejuvenation, renomination, resignation, rumination, stagnation, subordination, termination, transillumination, vaccination.
4-ā" sh u nabbreviation, abdication, aberration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concentration, conciliation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, cultivation, dalmatian, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, disembarkation, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, documentation, domestication, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elongation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, harmonization, hesitation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hyperinflation, identification, illustration, imitation, immigration, immunization, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incorporation, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, organisation, organization, orientation, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procreation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, titillation, toleration, transformation, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Consternation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-n-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-t"

-2 letters: contentions, transection.

-3 letters: cannonries, carnotites, cartoonist, constraint, containers, contention, continents, crenations, inconstant, nonactions, octonaries, stentorian.

-4 letters: anointers, anoretics, cannister, canonries, carnotite, conations, consonant, consortia, constrain, container, continent, corantoes, cornetist, coronates, corotates, cortisone, cotenants, creations, crenation, innocents, instanter, interacts, intonates, intranets, ironstone, isooctane, nonaction, nonactors, nonartist, nonerotic, noninsect, notations, reactions, reanoints, rotations, serotonin, stationer.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-n-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-t"
 

+1 letter: concentrations, consternations, contraventions.

 

+3 letters: anticonservation, containerisation, deconcentrations, reconcentrations, recontaminations.

 

+4 letters: anticonservations, containerisations, containerizations, noncooperationist.

 

+5 letters: intercolumniations, noncooperationists, overconcentrations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Sounds
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Bible Trace
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Bibliography


  

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