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# consternation

noun (no plural)

«consternation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A sudden feeling of shock and worry, when people are upset and do not know what to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consternation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, when a court or town hears bad news and is thrown into fear and confusion: the news caused great consternation.

### Examples

- The news filled the village with consternation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consternation/#x1)
- To everyone's consternation, the bridge had washed away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consternation/#x2)
- She looked at the broken vase in consternation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consternation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «consternation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consternation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«consternation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consternation.html) on Mova free.