consternation

«consternation» in Mova's school dictionary: A sudden feeling of shock and worry, when people are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

A sudden feeling of shock and worry, when people are upset and do not know what to do. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, when a court or town hears bad news and is thrown into fear and confusion: the news caused great consternation.

examples

• The news filled the village with consternation. tree →
• To everyone's consternation, the bridge had washed away. tree →
• She looked at the broken vase in consternation. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consternation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.