consternation
IPA: kɑnstɝnˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
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Examples of "consternation" in Sentences
- The plan ended with consternation.
- It caused quite a deal of consternation in the past.
- The article caused consternation in the Brazilian press.
- The 'Expositor' spread consternation throughout the city.
- The announcement caused the most widespread consternation.
- I don't think it is worth the effort and the consternation.
- It's not as strong as the level of consternation would imply.
- The focus of the text is consternation over an adulterous wife.
- The Church will be eclipsed, the world will be in consternation.
- The result can be embarrassment and consternation for unsuspecting visitors.