cuồng cuống

Nghe tin đó, cô ấy cuồng cuống lên tìm điện thoại.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Flustered, panicked, in a frantic state: Describes a person who is extremely agitated, confused, and acting in a hurried, disorganized manner due to sudden stress, fear, or surprise. It implies a loss of calm and composure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe tin đó, cô ấy cuồng cuống lên tìm điện thoại. (Hearing that news, she became flustered and frantically searched for her phone.)
  • Đừng có cuồng cuống như vậy, hãy bình tĩnh lại. (Don't be so panicked; please calm down.)
  • Anh ấy chạy ra khỏi phòng với vẻ mặt cuồng cuống. (He ran out of the room with a frantic expression.)

Advanced Usage

• The word cuồng cuống is considered a variant or less common form of cuống cuồng. Both words are used interchangeably with the same meaning of being in a frantic, panicked state.

Variants and Related Words

• Cuống cuồng (adj): Flustered, panicked, frantic. This is the more commonly used form.
  • Cả nhà cuống cuồng khi phát hiện cháy. (The whole family was in a panic when they discovered the fire.)

Synonyms

• Flustered: Agitated or confused.
• Frantic: Desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, or pain.
• Panicked: Affected with or showing sudden, overwhelming fear.
• Frenzied: Wildly excited or uncontrolled.

Related Idioms

• While cuồng cuống itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the state it describes is central to expressions like:
  • Mất bình tĩnh: To lose one's composure.

    • Cô ấy hoàn toàn mất bình tĩnh và hành động một cách cuồng cuống. (She completely lost her composure and acted in a frantic manner.)