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Definition
dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) — typically over something unexpected
- It is headed, 'Singular Occurrence at a Fashionable Wedding': " 'The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the greatest consternation by the strange and painful episodes which have taken place in connection with his wedding.Adventure X — The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (20% in)
There are no more uses of "consternation" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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