まごまご

Frequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.

adverb (fukushi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

confused; flustered; at a lossonomatopoeic or mimetic wordsee also まごつく

This word is used to describe a state of being perplexed or disoriented, often resulting in a lack of clear action or decision-making.

He was confused and didn’t know what to do.

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He was confused by something, as though he wasn't used to this kind of restaurant, but I stayed clear of him by pretending that I, too, wasn't used to the restaurant.

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国語辞典Japanese definitions

まごまご

どうしてよいかわからずうろたえるさま。うまくこうどう行動できないさま。
のんびりとむい無為にすごす過ごすさま。

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