The phrase "a consternation" is not correct in standard English usage.
The word "consternation" is an uncountable noun, so it should not be preceded by the article "a."
Example: "The news of the sudden layoffs caused consternation among the employees."
Alternatives: "consternation" or "dismay".
North Korea is not a nation, but a consternation.
More movingly, he acknowledged the problems with drugs and alcohol that have plagued him and been a consternation to others.
The years in prison that the law promises with so much generosity must be viewed with a consternation that goes beyond the fear of confinement and punishment.
The best literature is that which works outside — or against — the rules, that which pushes back, changing the way we think not only about story but also about storytelling, provoking us to an understanding, or a consternation, we didn't know was there.
You'll need one can of baked beans, a half liter of water, one bucket, one mug, one actor friend "with a sterling consternation," a microphone and editing software with reverb.
"There was a lot of consternation, a lot of pressure to rescue this thing," said Jeffrey Adamovicz, one of Dr. Ivins's fellow researchers at the time.
This murder caused a sudden consternation in the whole assembly, and the heads of each faction had their different sentiments about it.
William Smith was deeply disturbed by the abrupt turn of events to radical action: "a general consternation and disgust works among the people".
But whether the deal succeeds or fails, Tyco has already caused a little consternation among the CIT shareholders it is courting.
"There was quite a bit of consternation and hand-wringing for a while that these Americans were buying up all the wine and now it's switched again.
Included in canons were the rejection of hereditary claims to a benefice or prebend, which was a source of consternation to the clergy.
