激動|げきどうgekidou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbviolent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 激動する（げきどうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 激動します（げきどうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 激動しない（げきどうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 激動しません（げきどうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 激動せず・激動せぬ（げきどうせず・げきどうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 激動した（げきどうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 激動しました（げきどうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 激動しなかった（げきどうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 激動しませんでした（げきどうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 激動して（げきどうして） |
| Potential | 激動できる（げきどうできる） |
| Passive | 激動される（げきどうされる） |
| Causative | 激動させる（げきどうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 激動させられる（げきどうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 激動すれば（げきどうすれば） |
| tara | 激動したら（げきどうしたら） |
| Volitional | 激動しよう（げきどうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 激動しましょう（げきどうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 激動しろ（げきどうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym激変げきへんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A sudden, drastic change; 「激動」 adds a sense of turbulence and unrest.
- Related興奮こうふんNeutralEmotional excitement or arousal. 「激動」 describes violent upheaval of the times or a situation, as in 「激動の時代」.
- Related波乱はらんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Ups and downs or twists in how events unfold; 「激動」 points to sweeping change of an era.
- Related怒涛どとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A surging, wave-like onrush; 「激動」 is about a turbulent situation rather than sheer momentum.
- Related混乱こんらんNeutralDisorder and confusion. 「激動」 means drastic change, not the breakdown of order itself.
- Related騒動そうどうNeutralA commotion, uproar or public disturbance. 「激動」 refers to change of the times, not one specific uproar.
- Related暴動ぼうどうFormalFormal. A violent riot or uprising; 「激動」 does not necessarily involve violence.
- Related動揺どうようNeutralShaking, or mental unrest and wavering. 「激動」 leans toward drastic change in the situation.
- Related動乱どうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Social unrest spilling into riots or war; 「激動」 stresses how drastic the change is.
- Related不穏ふおんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An unstable situation with trouble brewing; 「激動」 means the upheaval is already underway.
- Related大荒れおおあれCasualColloquial. A raging storm or a situation in total disarray; 「激動」 leans toward change of the times.
- Related大乱たいらんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The land thrown into great disorder, as by war; 「激動」 stresses the change itself.
- Antonym平穏へいおんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Calm with nothing happening — the direct opposite of 「激動」.
- Antonym静穏せいおんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Quiet and stable; the opposite of 「激動」.
Use 「激動」 for violent upheaval of an era or situation, as in 「激動の昭和」. For emotional excitement choose 「興奮」; for twists in events 「波乱」; for sudden drastic change 「激変」. 「混乱」「騒動」「暴動」 cover disorder and unrest, 「動揺」 a wavering mind, and 「平穏」 the calm opposite.
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