臆おく病びょう風かぜ

noun

loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic

Describes a sudden onset of fear or cowardice that makes one unable to act. Often used in the phrase 臆病風に吹かれる (to be seized with fear).

• 大だい事じなプレゼンの前まえに臆おく病びょう風かぜに吹ふかれてしまった。

  I was seized with a loss of nerve right before the important presentation.

• 臆おく病びょう風かぜに吹ふかれて、彼かれは一ひと言ことも発はっせなかった。

  Struck by an attack of nerves, he couldn't utter a single word.