惶こう遽きょ

noun

fear and panic; being terrified and flustered

Archaic noun describing a state of being afraid and panicked. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered only in classical texts.

• 古こ典てんでは、戦いくさの知しらせに人ひと々びとが惶こう遽きょした様よう子すが描えがかれる。

  In classical literature, scenes depict people falling into fear and panic upon hearing news of battle.