to lose one's head, panic

• M birimmi zaa ka dabiɛm kpe ma. I am in a panic and filled with fear. [ISA 21:4]
• zuliya kam ti birim teeku kogbana vubu zuɣu 'nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea'. [LUK 21:25]

to be at a loss, be frustrated

• Yi ni tooi chɛ ka nandaamba birim bɛ nia lɔbu ni You may cause the poor to be frustrated in their plans. [PSA 14:6]
• ti birinda, amaa ti suhuri bi saɣinda 'we are perplexed, but not driven to despair'. [2CO 4:8]

to overawe somebody, be overawed

• Sisɛra min’ o chɛchɛbunsi ni o tɔbbihi zaa birim Barak tooni Sisera and all his chariots and warriors were thrown into a panic before Barak. [JDG 4:15]
• Bɛ tɔɣsi birim o. They silenced him.