The Only Use of
consternation
in
The Call of the Wild
- The tent, illumined by a candle, glowed warmly in the midst of the white plain; and when he, as a matter of course, entered it, both Perrault and Francois bombarded him with curses and cooking utensils, till he recovered from his consternation and fled ignominiously into the outer cold.
Chpt 2consternation = worry and confusion
Definition:
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(consternation) dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) -- typically over something unexpected