Vocabulary
Consternation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Urdu meaning
اضطراب، سراسیمگی، حیرت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This triggered considerable consternation among the public.
- AMID the heated debate on new canals, corporate farming and a mythical surplus of water, a meteorological drought alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department is a matter of consternation.
- The Afghan authorities, it is learned, have arrested some of these divines and general consternation is reported among their followers.
- The Afghan authorities, it is learned, have arrested some of these divines and general consternation is reported among their followers.
- As a result, each time there is anger or consternation at an attack, the reaction is a crackdown, which ends up punishing people whose livelihood is dependent on the economic activity on both sides of the border.
Synonyms
dismay, perturbation, anxiety, distress, disquiet, disquietude, discomposure, angst
Curator example
“to her consternation her car wouldn’t start”
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