• 慌あわてる — to panic; to be flustered
• 慌あわただしい — busy and rushed; hectic
• 大慌おおあわて — great panic; complete confusion
• 恐慌きょうこう — panic; financial panic
• 慌あわて者もの — a scatterbrained person; someone who panics easily

On the left, the radical 忄 marks emotions of the heart. On the right, 荒 suggests something wild or out of control. Together they paint the picture of a heart thrown into wild motion — the feeling of rushing, flustering, or panicking when things suddenly go wrong.