錯乱|さくらんsakuran[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconfusion; distraction; derangement
    今いまはフレッドの錯乱さくらんが治おさまって静しずかに眠ねむっています。↗
    Fred's agitation has now subsided, and he's sleeping peacefully.
Conjugation
Dictionary form錯乱する(さくらんする)
Polite (masu)錯乱します(さくらんします)
Negative (nai)錯乱しない(さくらんしない)
polite (masen)錯乱しません(さくらんしません)
classical zu / nu錯乱せず・錯乱せぬ(さくらんせず・さくらんせぬ)
Past (ta)錯乱した(さくらんした)
polite (mashita)錯乱しました(さくらんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)錯乱しなかった(さくらんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)錯乱しませんでした(さくらんしませんでした)
Te form錯乱して(さくらんして)
Potential錯乱できる(さくらんできる)
Passive錯乱される(さくらんされる)
Causative錯乱させる(さくらんさせる)
Causative passive錯乱させられる(さくらんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)錯乱すれば(さくらんすれば)
tara錯乱したら(さくらんしたら)
Volitional錯乱しよう(さくらんしよう)
polite (mashou)錯乱しましょう(さくらんしましょう)
Imperative錯乱しろ(さくらんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym混乱こんらんNeutralBroad term for disorder or chaos in a situation; it does not specifically mean mental derangement, while 「錯乱」 usually refers to confusion of consciousness or thought.
  • Synonym精神錯乱せいしんさくらんWrittenA more formal term that explicitly denotes a deranged mental state; closest to 「錯乱」 in its sense of mental derangement.
  • Synonym惑乱わくらんWrittenWritten and very rare: the mind falling into bewilderment, or disturbing people's minds (it can be transitive). In everyday speech use 「混乱」.
  • Related狼狽ろうばいNeutralPanic or dismay when something unexpected happens, stressing the flustered manner; 「錯乱」 stresses the mind itself falling into confusion.
  • Related精神的混乱NeutralA general description of mental confusion, not a fixed term; 「錯乱」 by itself already means deranged consciousness.
  • Antonym正気しょうきNeutralSanity or a clear, normal state of mind, as in 「正気を失う」; in mental state it is the direct opposite of 「錯乱」.

Use 「錯乱」 for derangement of the mind; in formal prose 「精神錯乱」 is the standard term. For general disorder say 「混乱」, for panic at the unexpected 「狼狽」, and for a clear mind 「正気」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 入り乱いりみだれて混乱こんらんすること。
  2. 特とくに意識いしきや思考しこうが混乱こんらんすること。精神せいしん錯乱さくらん。
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