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1 consternation
/,kɔnstə:'neiʃn/ * danh từ - sự kinh hoàng, sự kinh ngạc, sự thất kinh, sự khiếp đảm, sự sửng sốt, sự rụng rời =to strike someone with consternation; to cause great consternation to someone+ làm cho ai thất kinh khiếp đảm
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consternation — n. 1) to cause consternation 2) to express; feel consternation 3) in consternation 4) to smb. s consternation (to our consternation, the current was turned off) * * * [ˌkɒnstə neɪʃ(ə)n] feel consternation in consternation to cause consternation… … Combinatory dictionary
consternation — [ kɔ̃stɛrnasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1512; lat. consternatio ♦ Le fait de consterner; état de qui est consterné. ⇒ abattement, accablement, 2. chagrin, désolation, douleur, mélancolie, tristesse, stupeur. Nouvelle qui jette la consternation dans un groupe.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
consternation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ widespread VERB + CONSTERNATION ▪ cause, create, fill sb with ▪ … Collocations dictionary
cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ … Collocations dictionary
cause eyebrows to raise — {v. phr.} To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. * /When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman s wig, he caused eyebrows to raise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cause eyebrows to raise — {v. phr.} To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. * /When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman s wig, he caused eyebrows to raise./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cause\ eyebrows\ to\ raise — v. phr. To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman s wig, he caused eyebrows to raise … Словарь американских идиом
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consternate — verb a) To cause consternation b) To dismay … Wiktionary