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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

[vocabulary question] surprise mixed with "upsetness" ?

Dear All,

I know that there's no such word as "upsetness" but I'm looking for something that would convey the feelings of being both upset and surprised that something didn't happen (while I was utterlyconvinced it did)

For example:

I've been just going through my e-mails and to my surprise and __________ I realized that the e-mail that I thought had been sent to you months ago had/has been sitting in my e-mail up to this very day!

I'm also not sure if using present perfect is correct there since we are operating within the past...

Thanks
  

Top answer

1. consternation 2. has been sitting (because you mentioned up to this day)

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  • consternation 2.
  • has been sitting (because you mentioned up to this day)
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1. consternation

2. has been sitting (because you mentioned up to this day)
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"to my surprise and dismay. . . "
"to my surprise and alarm. . . " (suggests more serious consequences)
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