周しゅう章しょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

confusion; panic; fluster

Formal or literary term for being flustered or thrown into confusion. Often used in the compound 周章狼狽 (しゅうしょうろうばい). As a standalone word, it is somewhat rare and bookish.

See also: 周章狼狽

• 突とつ然ぜんの知しらせに彼かれは周しゅう章しょうした。

  He was thrown into confusion by the sudden news.

• 「周しゅう章しょう狼ろう狽ばい」という四よ字じ熟じゅく語ごは、慌あわてふためく様よう子すを表あらわす。

  The four-character idiom 周章狼狽 describes a state of being flustered and panicked.