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Definition: Consternation |
ConsternationNoun1. 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: ConsternationSynonyms: alarm (n), dismay (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Consternation |
| English words defined with "consternation": aghast, Alarm post, appalled, appalling ♦ dismayed, dismaying ♦ reign of terror ♦ shocked, stunning, stupefying. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "consternation": Chimney ♦ PROVINCIALISMS ♦ TITIAN ♦ Usurer. (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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![]() | 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. |
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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. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
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. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 203 | 21,393 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
consternation | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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 consternação. (various references) consternare, buimãcealã (alarm, confusion, dismay, dizziness, stupefaction). (various references) оцепенение (catalepsy, numbness, petrifaction, rigor, stupefaction, stupor, torpidity, torpor). (various references) maoim (alarm, panic, terror). (various references) zapanjenost (amazement), preneraženost. (various references) consternación (dismay). (various references) bestörtning (alarm, amazement, dismay, perplexity, trepidation, upset). (various references) 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) жах (horrible, horror, nightmare, terror), переляк (affright, boggle, fright, funk, scare, startle, willies, wind up). (various references) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cataplectatio. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Chronicles Chapter 32, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ebohsen fwnh megalh ioudaisti epi laon ierousalhm ton epi tou teicouV tou fobhsai autouV kai kataspasai opwV prokatalabwntai thn polin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Insuper et clamore magno lingua iudaica contra populum qui sedebat in muris Hierusalem personabat ut terreret eos et caperet civitatem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forthermore 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 English | 1611 | King James | Then 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 English | 1833 | Webster | Then 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 English | 1964 | Ogden | These 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. | |||
| Language | 2 Chronicles Chapter 32, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Ug 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. |
| Croatian | I vikahu iza glasa, na judejskom jeziku, jeruzalemskom narodu koji bijaše na zidu da ga uplaše i prepadnu kako bi osvojili grad. |
| Danish | Og 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. |
| Dutch | En 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. |
| Finnish | Ja Jerusalemin kansalle, jota oli muurilla, he huusivat kovalla äänellä juudankielellä nostaakseen heissä pelon ja kauhun, että saisivat kaupungin valloitetuksi. |
| French | Les 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. |
| German | Und 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-hari | Utusan-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 Lama | Maka 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. |
| Italian | Gli 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 . |
| Maori | Na 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. |
| Norwegian | Og 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; |
| Portuguese | E 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. |
| Rumanian | Slujitorii 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. |
| Spanish | Entonces 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. |
| Swedish | Och 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. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "consternation": consternations. (additional references) | |
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"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). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "consternation" (pronounced kÄ'nsternā"shun) |
| 6 | -er n ā" sh u n | hibernation. |
| 5 | -n ā" sh u n | abomination, 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 n | abbreviation, 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 n | abduction, 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. | ||
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. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 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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