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consternation
This term describes a specific blend of shock and alarm. It is not merely sadness or fear, but a paralyzed state of bewilderment that occurs when an event is so unexpected that the observer is momentarily unable to react or comprehend the situation.
In professional or formal writing, it often describes the collective reaction of a group to a crisis. Because it is an uncountable noun, it cannot be pluralized to describe multiple instances of the feeling; instead, one must use phrases like "moments of consternation" or "feelings of consternation" to quantify the experience.
Meanings
Examples
The news of the sudden merger was received with general consternation by the staff.
To my utter consternation, the safe was wide open and the documents were gone.
The sudden silence in the room caused a wave of consternation among the guests.
Why is everyone looking at me with such consternation?
The unexpected defeat of the empire left the senate in a state of consternation.
I cannot believe he just said that in front of the CEO. Pure consternation.
The discovery of the error in the calculations caused great consternation for the research team.
She watched with growing consternation as the ship drifted further from the shore.