Both Uses
consternation
in
Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
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- She also managed to get pregnant, and to the great consternation of the island women, who were convinced their menfolk were the most desirable on earth—which accounted for so much intermarrying among them—Pilate refused to marry the man, who was eager to take her for his wife.†
Chpt 5
- "Not yet," she said, and when she saw his consternation she explained that farm kids drove early—they had to.†
Chpt 10 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(consternation) dismay (unhappiness, worry, and often confusion) -- typically over something unexpected
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)