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Consternation
Consternation meaning
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
Synonyms of Consternation
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According to him, INEC read with great consternation from some national dailies, PDP’s allegations that the commission is denying some applicants their PVCs as well as cloning some PVCs.
Atmosphere in the Golden Temple remained surcharged with tension and consternation, a clarification by the Union Minister of State for Home, P Venkatasubbaiah on the “ultimatum” to the SGPC authorities notwithstanding.
Before Arevalo’s eventual second-round win on August 20, Currichiche’s office sought to suspend his political party, provoking international consternation over attempted election interference.
Even President Joe Biden — to the consternation of some in his own party — is heading to his Camp David retreat and his private home in Delaware.
In the front row was Benedict’s closest collaborator and longtime secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who has long caused consternation among supporters of Francis who suspect him of trying to sabotage the current pope.
Miss Utah, Sharlene Wells, a decision greeted with ‘consternation, incredulity, discontent’.
Moreover, being too cheap has turned Ohio into a garbage magnet, to the consternation of citizens who live nearby.
That, in turn, has prompted consternation about how much influence large companies wield over the technology’s development and oversight.
The murders of three policemen in the last month have caused great consternation among Chileans, who have demonstrated in support of the police.
The star expressed his consternation at the fact that the film wasn't a huge hit, which he expected.
They are causing consternation among every decent lawyer in Scotland.
They come amid a string of upheavals in the Chinese government’s top ranks, including the disappearance of defense minister Li Shangfu, and wobbles in the country’s economy that have caused consternation in foreign capitals.
When I showed up and asked, through my interpreter, to open an account consternation ensued.
A disconnect between the board’s posted policy and its actual governing procedures has led to some consternation.
All of the consternation, pain, retraumatization because of one person,” said Justice Paul Jeffrey in approving the settlement Friday.
And that request, while quickly granted, also caused some consternation and even occasionally a bit of savagery from some.
I leave that to the stunt guys, I've done a lot of stunts over the years, and you learn from experience, there are some things that you just say no to, at the consternation of stunt people and producers.
The communiqué read in part: “Protests should cause no consternation in any normal democratic setting because the right to protest is guaranteed in true democracies all over the world.
The Direct File rollout has drawn some consternation from commercial software firms like Intuit, as well as Republicans who argue there are free filing programs that already exist.
The images of the flames devouring the roof and steeple of the monument that has turned into an open-air church continue to generate anger and consternation on social media, not least because of their over-familiarity.