Both Uses of
consternation
in
The Sound and the Fury
- And all the while that the choir sang again and while the six children rose and sang in thin, frightened, tuneless whispers, they watched the insignificant looking man sitting dwarfed and countrified by the minister's imposingbulk, with something like consternation.†
Chpt 4
- They were still looking at him with consternation and unbelief when...†
Chpt 4 *
Definition:
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(consternation) dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) -- typically over something unexpected