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dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected- Much to the consternation of Congress, raising the tax decreased tax collections as manufacturers moved to other countries.
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
- She is a natural athlete, but to the coaches consternation, she tends to forget the play in the heat of the moment.
- To my consternation, however, he was not there.Bram Stoker -- Dracula
- Alice's face showed no sign of concern, no hint of the consternation that had been plaguing her since the masquerade.Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- To my consternation, I found that I couldn't.Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
- He could imagine the consternation upstairs in the control room, as they began to realize what had happened.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- We stood looking up at it, four looks of consternation, one of excitement.John Knowles -- A Separate Peace
- 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.Jack London -- The Call of the Wild
- There were many Frobishers and Frobyshers, and several Pettyfers, all in various states of upset and consternation.Neil Gaiman -- The Graveyard Book
- There was a crashing knock on the outer door. The three women's eyes met in consternation.Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Louie saw another headline that said the bomber had FLED IN CONSTERNATION.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- Paul looked at his father-in-law in consternation.Mina Baites -- The Silver Music Box
- This phase filled the old lady's heart with consternation.Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- He thought the tone of shock in my voice was really consternation.Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees
- But, besides, I could not bring myself to disclose a secret which would fill my hearer with consternation and make fear and unnatural horror the inmates of his breast.Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein
- He then handed her in, Maria followed, and the door was on the point of being closed, when he suddenly reminded them, with some consternation, that they had hitherto forgotten to leave any message for the ladies at Rosings.Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
- They were still looking at him with consternation and unbelief when...William Faulkner -- The Sound and the Fury
- You must not think any more about the hard things I said in my first moment of consternation, when I thought everything was going to overwhelm me.Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
- "They know each other well, indeed," replied Hester, with a mien of calmness, though in the utmost consternation.Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter
- Scott frowned in consternation.Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = unhappiness and worry
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = worry and confusion
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = unhappiness and worry
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = unhappiness and worry
consternation = unhappiness and worry
consternation = dismay or worry
consternation = unhappiness and worry
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
consternation = dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
consternation = dismay (unhappiness and worry)
consternation = dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
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