consternation
/ˌkɒnstəˈneɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected（尤指对出乎意料的事物的）焦虑; 惊恐; 惊慌失措：
to her consternation her car wouldn't start.
令她惊慌的是她的车没法发动。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin consternatio（n-）, from the verb consternare 'lay prostrate, terrify' （see CONSTERNATE）.