consternationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion:
The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation.
To his consternation, when he got to the airport he found he'd forgotten his passport.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- doodah
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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