Usage Note
aufgewühlt describes being churned up inside — a heightened, turbulent emotional state after moving news, a quarrel, or an intense experience. Aufgewühlt schlafen gehen (to go to bed emotionally stirred) is a recognisable phrase.
Examples
"Aufgewühlt von dem Gespräch lief er eine Stunde durch den Park, um sich zu beruhigen."
Natural Translation
Stirred up by the conversation, he walked through the park for an hour to calm down.
Literal Translation
Stirred-up from the conversation walked he an hour through the park, to himself to calm.
Related Words
- Abgestumpftheit emotional numbness, blunted sensitivity
- Abneigung aversion, dislike, antipathy
- Anmut grace, gracefulness, charm
- Aufgewühltheit emotional turmoil, being churned up
- Bangigkeit anxiety, apprehension, fearful unease
- Bedrängnis distress, straits, predicament
- Bedrömmeltheit stunned, dazed emotional numbness
- Bedrücktheit oppressive heaviness of spirit, dejected low mood
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