consternation

The news has caused consternation among farmers, but the farming minister insists that their worry is mis-placed.

Neither Hegseth nor Gabbard, on the other hand, have little experience in their respective portfolios; Gabbard in particular has provoked consternation over her promotion of Kremlin talking points and conspiracy theories.

“All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since.

The decision, which shifted the unfolding narrative of the race, angered the Trump campaign and caused consternation internally at the network.

The fact it hadn’t become that yet was a source of annual internal consternation.