Definition of 狼狽

ろうばいroubai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

Example Sentences

狼狽roubaiしたshitakotoにはnihawatashihaお金okanewoなくしていたnakushiteitani気づいたkizuita
To my dismay I found I had lost my money.
karehaひどくhidoku狼狽roubaiしていたshiteitaのでnode善悪の区別zen'akunokubetsuga出来なかったdekinakatta
He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.
情報jouhouga患者kanjawo狼狽roubaiさせるsaseruかもしれないkamoshirenaiときtokiそれsoreha患者kanjaにはniha知らされないshirasarenai
Information is sometimes held back from patients when it is thought it might upset them.
記者kishahaひどくhidoku狼狽roubaiしていたshiteitaのでnode善悪の区別zen'akunokubetsugaできなかったdekinakatta
The journalist was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.
ろうばいroubaiしたshitaためtamekarenoうそusoga暴露bakuroされたsareta
His confusion betrayed his lie.

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