SAT vocabulary
Consternation
Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Example
"To their utter consternation, the team realized they had forgotten their uniforms just minutes before the game."
Etymology
From Latin 'consternationem' (dismay), from 'consternare' (throw down, dismay), from 'con-' (together) + 'sternere' (to spread out).
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