Both Uses of
consternation
in
Candide
- Baron Thunder-ten-Tronckh passed near the screen and beholding this cause and effect chased Candide from the castle with great kicks on the backside; Cunegonde fainted away; she was boxed on the ears by the Baroness, as soon as she came to herself; and all was consternation in this most magnificent and most agreeable of all possible castles.†
Chpt 1
- Scarcely had I recovered my senses than I saw you stripped, stark naked, and this was the height of my horror, consternation, grief, and despair.†
Chpt 8 *
Definition:
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(consternation) dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) -- typically over something unexpected