慌(あわ)てる

あわてる
verb (ichidan)
to panic, to be flustered
1. to panic, to be flustered
To become confused or hurried due to surprise or urgency.
慌(あわ)てないでください。
Please don't panic.
時間(じかん)がなくて慌(あわ)てた。
I panicked because there was no time.
慌(あわ)てて家(いえ)を出(で)た。
I left home in a hurry.

慌(あわ)てる means to panic, become flustered, or act hastily due to surprise or urgency.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive)
  • No transitive pair

ASPECT (ている):
慌(あわ)てている describes being in a state of panic or fluster.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 慌(あわ)てないで: don't panic
  • 慌(あわ)てて + verb: do something hastily
  • 慌(あわ)て者(もの): hasty/careless person
  • 大慌(おおあわ)て: great panic

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 焦(あせ)る: to feel anxious, be impatient
  • 急(いそ)ぐ: to hurry (neutral)
  • パニックになる: to panic (loanword)

USAGE NOTE:
慌(あわ)てて is commonly used as an adverb meaning "in a hurry": 慌(あわ)てて家(いえ)を出(で)た (I left home in a hurry).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:36 · Revised 2026.1.28 19:41
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