hoang mang
Definition
- 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.)
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puzzled, alarmedd
