Consternation
Consternation , noun
[Latin consternatio, from consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to throw down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread out, throw down: compare French consternation. See Stratum.]
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
The chiefs around,
In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned.
Attend the stern reply.