consternant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.nɑ̃/
Verb
consternant
- present participle of consterner
Adjective
consternant (feminine singular consternante, masculine plural consternants, feminine plural consternantes)
- distressing, saddening
- Synonyms: affligeant, déplorable, désolant
Further reading
- “consternant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb cōnsternō (“strew, thatch”).
Verb
cōnsternant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of cōnsternō
Etymology 2
Form of the verb cōnsternō (“alarm, throw into confusion”).
Verb
cōnsternant
- third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsternō
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