Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stunned, stupefied: A state of being mentally shocked, dazed, or bewildered, often due to sudden, unexpected, or overwhelming news or events. It describes a temporary loss of mental composure.
   • Dazed, in a stupor: Can describe a state of being half-conscious, not fully aware, or between wakefulness and confusion, sometimes due to fatigue or illness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy bàng hoàng trước tin dữ. (She was stunned by the bad news.)
  • Sau cú va chạm, anh ta ngồi dậy với vẻ mặt bàng hoàng. (After the collision, he sat up with a dazed expression.)
  • Một phút bàng hoàng, tôi không thể nói nên lời. (For a minute, I was stupefied and couldn't speak.)

Advanced Usage

• "bàng hoàng dở tỉnh dở say": In a stupefied state, neither fully awake nor fully asleep; groggy, disoriented.
  • Anh ta bước ra khỏi phòng với dáng vẻ bàng hoàng dở tỉnh dở say. (He walked out of the room looking groggy and disoriented.)
• "giật mình bàng hoàng": To be startled and stunned simultaneously.
  • Tiếng nổ khiến mọi người giật mình bàng hoàng. (The explosion made everyone startled and stunned.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bàng hoảng (less common variant): Has a similar meaning of being stunned or panicked.
• Sững sờ (adj): Astounded, dumbfounded. A close synonym, often used interchangeably with , but can imply a slightly more frozen, speechless shock.
• Choáng váng (adj): Dizzy, reeling. Often describes a physical sensation of dizziness that can accompany the mental state of .

Synonyms

• Stupefied: Made unable to think or feel properly.
• Dazed: Unable to think clearly, especially due to a shock or blow.
• Bewildered: Perplexed and confused.
• Flabbergasted (informal): Extremely surprised or shocked.

Related Phrases

• Trong cơn bàng hoàng: In the moment of shock/stupefaction.
  • Trong cơn bàng hoàng, cô ấy đã làm vỡ chiếc cốc. (In her moment of shock, she broke the glass.)
• Thoát khỏi cơn bàng hoàng: To snap out of the stunned state.
  • Phải mất một lúc lâu anh ấy mới thoát khỏi cơn bàng hoàng. (It took him a long while to snap out of his stunned state.)

adj

1. Stunned, stupefied
   • bàng hoàng trước tin sét đánh
     stunned by the thunder-like news
   • định thần lại sau một phút bàng hoàng
     to pull oneself together after being stunned for a minute
   • bàng hoàng dở tỉnh dở say
     half sober and half drunk and in a stupefied state