consternation

• Another quick discharge brought even these to a halt, with the loss of four of their number; and while they stood, hesitating whether to advance or retreat, we peppered them again, to their manifest astonishment and consternation--possibly they thought that, with our guns empty, they were reasonably safe for a minute or so--whereupon they turned and fled, leaving six of their comrades prostrate on the ground. —  A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy
• It was consternation, a manifest, involuntary shrinking from what he asked Then she was in like case with him. —  The House of Toys
• What do you say John to changing your name and letting the Brown go hang To Mr. Brown's surprise and consternation, the boy gave an emphatic "No Ah!" —  An Australian Lassie
• Say"--the old man clutched Kiddie's arm in consternation--"d'you reckon he's vamoosed on th' Arab mare Kiddie shook his head decisively That's not possible," he averred. —  Kiddie the Scout
• All the live-long afternoon, when ca'ing the needle upon the board, I tried to whistle Jenny Nettles, Neil Gow, and other funny tunes, and whiles crooned to myself between hands; but my consternation was visible, and all would not do It was in November; and the cold glimmering sun sank behind the Pentlands. —  The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith

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