in consternation

Frequency: 7.84.5 per million words

Describes the state of being anxious and dismayed.

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Examples (10)

  • She stared at me in consternation.
  • The team watched in consternation as their opponents scored the winning goal.
  • He found his car had been towed and shook his head in consternation.
  • When the test results were posted, many students reacted in consternation.
  • The investors murmured in consternation upon hearing the dismal financial forecast.
  • We stood frozen in consternation, unable to process the sudden news.
  • The audience gasped in consternation as the magician's trick seemed to go wrong.
  • Realizing she had missed her flight, she sank into a chair in consternation.
  • The old man looked on in consternation as the historic building was demolished.
  • The pilot announced engine trouble, and the passengers looked at each other in consternation.