hoảng

Thân thiện

Cậu bé hoảng hốt khi nhìn thấy con nhện lớn trên tường.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Panic-stricken; terrified: A state of sudden, intense fear or alarm caused by an unexpected danger or shocking event.
   • Flustered; flurried: A state of agitated confusion or hurry, often leading to hasty actions.

2. Verb (used with 'lên' or 'quá'):

   • To panic; to become frightened/alarmed: To suddenly feel or become terrified or flustered.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có vẻ rất hoảng. (She looks very panic-stricken.)
  • Gương mặt hoảng của đứa trẻ. (The child's terrified face.)
• Verb:
  • Nghe tin đó, anh ấy hoảng lên. (Hearing that news, he panicked.)
  • Đừng hoảng quá! (Don't panic too much!)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in descriptive phrases to intensify a state of fear or rush.
  • hoảng hồn: to be scared out of one's wits; soul-startled.

    • Tiếng nổ làm tôi hoảng hồn. (The explosion scared me out of my wits.)
  • hoảng loạn: panic; chaos and terror.

    • Đám đông rơi vào tình trạng hoảng loạn. (The crowd fell into a state of panic.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoảng sợ (v/adj): to be afraid; frightened. A more standard term for fear.
  • Nó hoảng sợ khi thấy con chó lớn. (It was frightened when it saw the big dog.)
• Hoang mang (adj): bewildered; confused and anxious (often from uncertainty rather than sudden shock).
  • Người dân hoang mang trước thông tin mâu thuẫn. (The people are bewildered by the conflicting information.)

Synonyms

• Panicked: struck with a sudden, overwhelming fear.
• Terrified: filled with extreme fear.
• Flustered: in a state of agitated confusion.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hoảng hốt: to be in a flustered hurry; to act in a rushed, panicked manner.
  • Cô ấy hoảng hốt chạy đi tìm chìa khóa. (She flusteredly ran to find the keys.)
• Làm hoảng: to startle; to frighten someone.
  • Đừng đứng sau lưng, bạn làm tôi hoảng đấy. (Don't stand behind me, you startled me.)

Học thuật

noun

1. panic-stricken; to be in terror