動転

being flustered, being upset, confusion

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noun Rare #35,664
being flustered, being upset, confusion Usually used with する to mean becoming flustered or upset, often because of a sudden shock.
JA: 彼は突然の知らせに動転した。
EN: He was flustered by the sudden news.

その出来事が彼を動転させた。

The incident upset him.

馬も動転し運悪く私の上に馬が…

The horse panicked too, and unfortunately, it ended up on top of me...

— アメリ (2001)

動転してるんだな

You’re rattled, huh?

— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)

私は動転し

I was flustered and...

— アメリ (2001)

彼は父親の転落で動転して-記憶全体が疑わしくなっている

Shaken by his father’s downfall, his entire memory has become suspect.

— 落下の解剖学 (2023)

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