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noun, feminine

consternation

/kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/

noun, feminine/kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/plural: consternations

consternation

Un soir pluvieux, Corinne laissa entendre qu'elle était amoureuse. J'allais m'en montrer consterné mais je craignis que ma consternation ne prêtât à confusion et ne fût mal interprétée : il ne fallait pas qu'elle m’imaginât épris d'elle.One rainy day, Corinne hinted that she was in love. I was about to show dismay about it, but I feared that my dismay would lead to confusion and be misinterpreted. She should not imagine me in love with her.

Borrowed from Latin cōnsternātiōnem. Morphologically, from consterner + -ation.

consternation — French Dictionary | Passage