動揺|どうようdouyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation
2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdisturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken
   このニュースを聞きいて非常ひじょうに動揺どうようした。↗

   I was profoundly disturbed by this news.

• Synonym震動しんどうWrittenWritten word for vibration or tremor, as in 「地震の震動」; purely physical.
• Related不安ふあんNeutralNeutral word for worry or unease, as in 「将来に不安を感じる」; it leans toward ongoing worry, while 「動揺」 is the flustered state after a shock.
• Related揺るぐゆるぐWrittenWritten word for shaking or wavering; often in the negative 「揺るがない」, and 「揺るぎない」 means unshakeable; leans toward beliefs or positions holding firm.
• Related揺れるゆれるNeutralNeutral intransitive verb for shaking, as in 「地震で揺れる」; leans toward physical swaying or a wavering mind.
• Related揺らぐゆらぐNeutralNeutral word for wavering or growing unsteady, as in 「自信が揺らぐ」; leans toward the foundations of something being shaken.
• Related震撼しんかんWrittenWritten word for shocking or stunning people, as in 「世界を震撼させる」; much stronger in degree than 「動揺」.
• Related混乱こんらんNeutralNeutral word for confusion or disorder, as in 「交通の混乱」; leans toward situations in disarray rather than shaken minds.
• Related動乱どうらんWrittenWritten word for social unrest or war; upheaval on a large scale.
• Related揺動ようどうWrittenWritten word for shaking and swaying; leans toward mechanical or physical movement.
• Relatedぐら付くぐらつくCasualColloquial word for wobbling unsteadily or hesitating, as in 「決心がぐらつく」.
• Related不安心ふあんしんWrittenWritten word for the feeling of not being at ease; few examples of use.
• RelatedたゆたうWrittenWritten word for drifting or swaying to and fro, or for hesitating; carries a literary flavor.
• Related揺るぎゆるぎWrittenWritten noun for shaking or wavering; mostly used in 「揺るぎない」.
• Antonym平静へいせいWrittenWritten word for a calm, settled state of mind; the opposite of the flustered 「動揺」.
• Antonym冷静れいせいNeutralNeutral word for staying calm and composed; the opposite of 「動揺」, as in 「冷静さを保つ」.
• Antonym沈着ちんちゃくWrittenWritten word for composure and self-possession; the opposite of 「動揺」.

Use 「動揺」 for the mind thrown into turmoil after a shock, or for a situation thrown into instability, as in 「動揺を隠せない」「政局の動揺」. For plain worry choose 「不安」, for physical shaking 「揺れる」, for foundations or confidence wavering 「揺らぐ」. The opposites are 「冷静」 and 「平静」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 揺れ動ゆれうごくこと。
2. 体制たいせいなどが揺ゆらぐこと。
3. 心配しんぱいなどにより気分きぶんが揺れ動ゆれうごき、不安ふあんな気持きもちになること。
4. 揺れ動ゆれうごく。
5. 心配しんぱいなどにより不安ふあんな気持きもちになる。