hoang mang

Thân thiện

Trước tình hình mới, anh ấy cảm thấy rất hoang mang.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Puzzled, Confused, Perplexed: A state of mental disorientation or uncertainty, where one cannot think clearly or decide what to believe or do.
   • Alarmed, Apprehensive: A state of anxiety or worry caused by a disturbing, threatening, or chaotic situation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tin tức đó khiến công chúng hoang mang. (That news made the public alarmed and confused.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy hoang mang về tương lai của mình. (She feels perplexed about her future.)
  • Không nên phao tin đồn nhảm để gieo rắc hoang mang. (One should not spread baseless rumors to sow confusion and alarm.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to describe a collective psychological state within a community or group during crises, misinformation, or rapid change.
  • Sự hoang mang lan rộng khắp thị trường tài chính. (Confusion spread throughout the financial markets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoang mang lo sợ (adj phrase): A state of being both confused and fearful.
  • Người dân hoang mang lo sợ trước thiên tai. (The people were confused and fearful in the face of the natural disaster.)

Synonyms

• Confused: Unable to think clearly.
• Perplexed: Completely baffled.
• Bewildered: Deeply confused.
• Alarmed: Frightened by a sense of danger.
• Disoriented: Having lost one's sense of direction or purpose.

Related Idioms

• Gieo rắc hoang mang: To sow confusion/alarm (literally: to sow/scatter ).
  • Âm mưu của hắn là gieo rắc hoang mang trong nội bộ đối thủ. (His scheme was to sow confusion within the rival's ranks.)

Học thuật

adj

1. puzzled, alarmedd