Consternation - English meaning

noun

An anxious awareness of danger.

Usage examples:

The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

verb

Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger.

noun

Sudden anxiety and fear, esp. that something very bad or dangerous might happen

Usage examples:

Nicholas detected a note of alarm in her voice., firefighters said the tragedy could have been avoi…

noun

A feeling of great surprise or wonder.

Usage examples:

She shook her head in amazement

noun

Extreme surprise

Usage examples:

She stared in amazement., to my amazement, he ate the whole pie.

noun

A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.

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The existential angst of the middle classes

noun

Strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems

Usage examples:

All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.

noun

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage examples:

He felt a surge of anxiety

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of worry about something that is happening or might happen, or a cause of this

Usage examples:

[ u ] for many children, every new school year causes anxiety., [ c ] don’t you have any fears or a…

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future

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Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school., that explains his anxiety…

noun

Great surprise.

Usage examples:

She looked at him in astonishment

noun

Very great surprise

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To the astonishment of her colleagues, she resigned., she gasped in astonishment.

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected.

Usage examples:

To his dismay, she left him

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

noun

A feeling of shock and unhappiness

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She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car., they enjoyed the meal …

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

Worry

Usage examples:

The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters.

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

Usage examples:

Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

verb

An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger

noun

The quality of being frightened or worried about something

Usage examples:

Fearfulness about the future, despite her initial fearfulness, maria ended her journey feeling calm.

noun

A sudden intense feeling of fear.

Usage examples:

I jumped up in fright

verb

Frighten.

Usage examples:

Come, be comforted, he shan't fright you

noun

The feeling of fear, esp. if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear which happens suddenly

Usage examples:

[ u ] when the rescue team reached him, he was shaking with fright., [ c usually sing ] you gave he…

noun

Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.

Usage examples:

The anti-semitic hysteria of the 1890s

noun

Excitement or emotion that is uncontrollable

Usage examples:

One woman, close to hysteria, grabbed my arm.

noun

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.

Usage examples:

She hit him in panic

verb

Feel or cause to feel panic.

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The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun

A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.

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Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

noun

Anxiety; mental uneasiness.

Usage examples:

She sensed her friend's perturbation

noun

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

Usage examples:

It was a shock to face such hostile attitudes

verb

Short for shock absorber.

verb

Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.

Usage examples:

The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

noun

The state of being stupefied.

Usage examples:

Salesmen stood in bored stupefaction

noun

The condition of being unable to think clearly, usually because someone is extremely tired or bored, or has taken drugs

Usage examples:

Because of the drugs, he was in a state of stupefaction by the time we found him., he was intoxicat…

noun

An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.

Usage examples:

The announcement came as a complete surprise

verb

(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.

Usage examples:

I was surprised at his statement

noun

An unexpected event, or the feeling caused when something unexpected happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] don’t tell ann we’re having a party for her – i want it to be a surprise., [ c ] last night’s…

noun

A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

Usage examples:

The men set off in fear and trepidation

noun

Worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen

Usage examples:

With some trepidation, i set out to find my first job.

noun

Fear or worry about what is going to happen

Usage examples:

We view future developments with some trepidation.