Consternation in Malayalam
പരിഭ്രാന്തി (paribhraanthi) is consternation, the flustered confusion of people who have lost their bearings. It is formal and turns up in reports of crowds, accidents and crises.
Most common translation
Perplexity, confusion, consternation, dilemma.
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ഒച്ച കേട്ട് എല്ലാവർക്കും പരിഭ്രാന്തി ആയി.
pettennulla ocha kettu ellaavarkkum paribhraanthi aayi
Everyone was thrown into panic on hearing the sudden noise.
All Malayalam words for “consternation”
- പരിഭ്രാന്തി (paribhraanthi) — Perplexity, confusion, consternation, dilemma.
- വേവലാതി (vevalaathi) — Flurry, anxiety, consternation, confusion, worry.
വേവലാതി (vevalaathi) is the homelier word for much the same feeling, closer to anxious fussing, and it is what you hear in conversation.
Common questions
How do you say consternation in Malayalam?
പരിഭ്രാന്തി (paribhraanthi), meaning confusion, perplexity and alarm.
Which one fits a mother worrying?
വേവലാതി (vevalaathi), everyday anxious agitation; paribhraanthi suggests greater alarm.