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Meaning of Consternation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən

Definitions

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"Out!" exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice.”
“Their audience had been listening in increasing consternation.”
“It was probably worth four millennia of consternation and regret.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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