his consternation was evident by the pained expression on his face.
"She shook her head in consternation, wondering where she could have lost the earring..."
Much to the consternation of students and parents, repairs to the school building won't be made until September, 2012.
Consternation
the definition of consternation is a state of paralyzing dismay
There are 13 consterstripes & 50 consterstars on the consterflag of my consternation.
It was with much consternation that Napoleon Bonaparte marked his defeat at Waterloo.
alarm, amazement, anxiety, awe, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, dread, fear, fright, horror, muddle, muddlement, panic, perplexity, shock, stupefaction, terror, trepidation, trepidity, wonder Taken from an online thesaurus.
Her consternation about her poor grade on the exam was evident in her facial expression.
To my consternation I realized that I was holding the neck and not the head of the poisonous snake which is a very dangerous thing to do.
When she announced that she was going to lose 25 kilos of weight in a month, her reckless idea caused general consternation among her friends and family.
That is the correct spelling of "consternation" (a state of frustration).
Receiving an unexpected bad grade on a test.