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Consternation

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

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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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