consternation

名詞

1. 1

   錯愕、驚愕、愕然正式

   To everyone's consternation, the manager resigned without any warning.

   令所有人錯愕的是，經理毫無預警地辭職了。

2. 2

   驚慌、惶恐

   News of the sudden closure caused consternation among the workers.

   突然關廠的消息在員工之間引起一陣驚慌。