cuống cuồng
Definition
- Adjective / Adverb:
- Panicked; in a frantic/flustered state: Describes a state of extreme agitation, confusion, or loss of composure, leading to hurried and disorganized actions. It implies being so overwhelmed by fear, worry, or urgency that one cannot think or act calmly.
- Helter-skelter; in a frenzied manner: Used to describe actions performed with chaotic and desperate haste.
Usage Examples
- Adjective / Adverb:
- Nghe tin con ốm, chị ấy chạy cuống cuồng về nhà. (Hearing her child was sick, she ran home in a panic.)
- Hắn tìm chìa khóa một cách cuống cuồng. (He searched for the keys frantically.)
- Đám đông cuống cuồng chạy tán loạn. (The crowd panicked and scattered in disarray.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often intensifies verbs of action (like - to run, - to search, - to do) to depict the disordered quality of that action due to panic.
- It can function as an adjective describing a person's state ( - he looks very flustered) or as an adverb describing the manner of an action ( - to work in a frenzied way).
Variants and Related Words
- Cuống (adj/verb): To be flustered or in a minor panic. is a reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning of .
- Cuống lên (verb phrase): To become flustered/panicked.
- Đừng có cuống lên như thế! (Don't panic like that!)
Synonyms
- Frantic / Frenzied: Marked by wild and often disorderly activity or agitation.
- Panic-stricken / In a panic: Affected with sudden and overwhelming fear.
- Flustered: In a state of agitated confusion.
- Helter-skelter: In disorderly haste or confusion.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chạy cuống chạy cuồng: To run around like a headless chicken; to run about in a completely frantic and disorganized manner.
- Hết chỗ này đến chỗ kia, nó chạy cuống chạy cuồng tìm tài liệu. (From here to there, he ran around frantically looking for the documents.)
verb
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to lose one's head
