cuồng loạn
Definition
Adjective:
- Hysterical; frenzied: Describes a state of extreme, uncontrolled emotion, excitement, or panic, often manifesting in wild or irrational behavior.
- Delirious; manic: Refers to a condition of mental derangement or extreme agitation, where rational thought is lost.
Noun:
- A state of frenzy/hysteria: The condition or episode of being wildly chaotic, emotionally overwhelmed, or mentally unhinged.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Đám đông trở nên cuồng loạn khi nghe tin. (The crowd became hysterical upon hearing the news.)
- Cô ấy có những cơn cuồng loạn không thể kiểm soát. (She has uncontrollable frenzied episodes.)
Noun:
- Sự cuồng loạn đã lan khắp thành phố. (The frenzy spread throughout the city.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe severe psychological states, societal chaos, or extreme collective emotion.
- Often describes behavior that is dangerously out of control.
Variants and Related Words
- Cuồng (adj/n): Mad, fanatical; a fan. Implies intense obsession or madness, but not necessarily the chaotic loss of control inherent in "cuồng loạn."
- Loạn (adj/n): Chaotic, disordered; rebellion. Refers to disorder or turmoil, which when combined with "cuồng" intensifies to mental/emotional chaos.
Synonyms
- Frenzied: Wildly excited or uncontrolled.
- Hysterical: Deriving from or affected by uncontrolled emotion.
- Delirious: In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy; marked by impaired consciousness.
- Manic: Relating to or affected by mania (mental illness with periods of great excitement).
Related Idioms
- Lên cơn cuồng loạn: To have a fit of frenzy/hysteria.
- Kẻ sát nhân lên cơn cuồng loạn. (The murderer flew into a frenzied fit.)