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Definition
dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
- What a consternation of soul was mine that dreary afternoon!Chapter 2 (56% in)
- I was almost in consternation, so little had I expected any guest from the blocked-up vale that night.Chapter 33 (4% in)
There are no more uses of "consternation" in Jane Eyre.
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