01 n. Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
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Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.“The chiefs around, In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned. Attend the stern reply.” — Pope.
Syn.
Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; perturbation. See Alarm.