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consternation

noun
🔊/ˌkɒnstəˈneɪʃn/
🔊/ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃn/
 [uncountable] (formal)
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  1. a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise 惊愕；惊恐synonym dismay
    • The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.她宣布挂拍告退的消息引起了网球迷的震惊。🔊🔊
    • Her mouth fell open in consternation.她的嘴惊呆了。
    Extra Examples
    • Many greeted his resignation with consternation.许多人对他的辞职感到惊愕。
    • She stared at me in consternation.她惊恐地盯着我。
    • The announcement created surprise and consternation.这一通告引起了一片惊恐。
    • The thought of meeting him filled me with consternation.想到要和他见面，我就怕得不行。
    • There is some consternation among business leaders.商界领袖中存在一些恐慌情绪。
    • He couldn't help feeling some consternation when he saw the programme.当他看到这个节目时，他不禁感到有些惊愕。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • widespread
    • …
    verb + consternation
    • cause
    • create
    • fill somebody with
    • …
    preposition
    • in consternation
    • consternation  among
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin consternatio(n-), from the verb consternare ‘lay prostrate, terrify’.