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どぎまぎする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a state of being flustered, nervous, or embarrassed, often due to surprise or awkwardness. Used adverbially with する or と.

〈事こと〉にどぎまぎするto become flustered by something
突とつ然ぜんの質しつ問もんにどぎまぎしてしまった。
I got flustered by the sudden question.
〈人ひと〉の前まえでどぎまぎするto get flustered in front of someone
彼かれは好すきな人ひとの前まえでどぎまぎしてしまう。
He gets flustered in front of the person he likes.
どぎまぎした様よう子すa flustered appearance or manner
彼かの女じょはどぎまぎした様よう子すで言いい訳わけを始はじめた。
She started making excuses, looking flustered.

あたふたN1
あたふた emphasizes hurried, panicked action, while どぎまぎ focuses on emotional fluster or embarrassment.
オドオドN2
おどおど describes a timid, hesitant manner, whereas どぎまぎ is a more acute, reactive fluster.
まごつくN1
まごつく describes being confused about what to do next, while どぎまぎ centers on the emotional embarrassment or nervousness of a moment.
そわそわN3
そわそわ describes restless fidgeting from anticipation or anxiety, while どぎまぎ describes sudden fluster from surprise or embarrassment.

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うろたえる
うろたえる is a plain verb meaning to lose one's composure in a crisis, while どぎまぎ is a mimetic adverb/suru-verb for a lighter, often embarrassed fluster.
まごまごN2
どぎまぎ describes a sudden flustered reaction, often from embarrassment or being caught off guard, while まごまご suggests a more prolonged state of confusion about how to act.
おろおろN1
どぎまぎ describes a brief flustered reaction to embarrassment or surprise, while おろおろ describes a more prolonged state of helpless confusion.

落おち着つくN3
落ち着く means to be calm and composed, the opposite state of どぎまぎ, which describes being flustered.

ドキドキN3
どきどき describes a pounding heartbeat from excitement or nervousness, while どぎまぎ describes visible fluster or awkward embarrassment, and the two mimetic words are easily confused by sound.

Mimetic word; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it phonetically evokes a flustered, unsettled state.