not know whether to laugh or cry
to not know how to react in a particular situation:
When she told me they were getting married I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Laughing and smiling
Weeping and crying