Consternation and Scare

Consternation

Consternation noun - Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.

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Scare and consternation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scare" instead a noun "Consternation".

Scare noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them

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Consternation and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Consternation" instead a noun "Scare".

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

initial	initial consternation	initial scare
great	great consternation	great scare
little	little consternation	little scare
minor	minor consternation	minor scare
Other adjectives: later, occasional.

Penn is trying to stage things for dramatic effect, such as getting an animatronic Nessie to scare the crew members, much to Herzog's consternation.

Source: Mood Whiplash / Film

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