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dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected- With a look of consternation, her teacher asked if anyone had done the reading.
consternation = dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
- He was a natural athlete, but to the coaches consternation, he tended to forget the play in the heat of the moment.
- Much to the consternation of Congress, outlawing abortion lead to increased illegal and unsafe abortions.
- 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
- Scott frowned in consternation.Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
- He could imagine the consternation upstairs in the control room, as they began to realize what had happened.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- Her chilly gray eyes narrowed and her waxy lips pursed in consternation.Carl Hiassen -- Hoot
- We stood looking up at it, four looks of consternation, one of excitement.John Knowles -- A Separate Peace
- In the others, as well as I could make out (standing back at a distance and hearing a strange tongue), the news was received with more of consternation than surprise.Robert Louis Stevenson -- Kidnapped
- To his consternation, he ran into a power that would not allow him to get closer, as if some magnetic force increased in direct opposition to his effort, deflecting him back into the room.William P. Young -- The Shack
- He thought the tone of shock in my voice was really consternation.Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees
- Lady Bracknell. [In a severe, judicial voice.] Prism! [Miss Prism bows her head in shame.] Come here, Prism! [Miss Prism approaches in a humble manner.] Prism! Where is that baby? [General consternation...]Oscar Wilde -- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Much to the consternation of Congress, raising the tax decreased tax collections as manufacturers moved to other countries.
- There was confusion, commands shouted futilely, orders swallowed in consternation.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
- Over the way, in front of the cross, however, there were surprise and consternation.Lew Wallace -- Ben Hur
- But rumours flew in whispers, filling the hearts with consternation and horrible doubts.Joseph Conrad -- Lord Jim
- Then, trying to cover his consternation, he said, "As if you could possibly know —"Trenton Lee Stewart -- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Not yet had they expressed consternation at mealtime, or a moment's doubt about the course of the ship.Eudora Welty -- The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
- I'll console you a little now, after your consternation.Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- The Idiot
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, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
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, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
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, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected