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

Forms

まごまごFrequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.

Generated definitions (experimental)

confused

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

わから、。

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

、。

While I was flustered, I missed the opportunity.

flustered

It can also imply a sense of anxiety or nervousness, where one feels overwhelmed by circumstances.

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I was very flustered before the presentation.

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I was flustered in front of the people I met for the first time.

at a loss

This meaning conveys a feeling of uncertainty, where a person feels unsure of how to proceed in a situation.

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I'm at a loss for solutions to the problem.

べきわから、。

She was at a loss for words about what to say.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to be confused; to be flusteredto be at a loss; to be in a state of confusiona confused expressiontime to be at a losswhile being flustered; in the time of confusionthe result of being confusedto be confused about the situationhe was flustered; he was at a lossa state of being confusedto be confused about the problem

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

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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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