consternate
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion“After the terrorist attack, people look consternated”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
consternate \consternate\ v. t. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay.
Syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw. [WordNet 1.5]