動転

panic, confusion

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noun Rare #33,579
panic, confusion Usually describes being extremely upset or shaken, often in the expression 動転する.
JA: 突然の知らせに動転した。
EN: I was thrown into a panic by the sudden news.

動転してるんだ

You’re rattled, huh?

— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)

彼は父親の転落動転して-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)

その出来事彼を動転させた

The incident upset him.

動転悪くの上に馬が

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

— アメリ (2001)

私は動転

I was flustered and...

— アメリ (2001)

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