lầm lạc
Definition
Adjective:
- Wrong, erroneous, incorrect: Describes a thought, belief, judgment, or path that is mistaken, not aligned with truth, correctness, or proper principles.
- Misguided, unsound: Refers to ideas or actions that are based on faulty reasoning or lead one astray from what is right or acceptable.
Verb (less common):
- To go astray, to err: The act of making a mistake, following a wrong path, or holding incorrect beliefs.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nhận định của anh ta hoàn toàn lầm lạc. (His assessment is completely wrong/erroneous.)
- Những tư tưởng lầm lạc đó cần được uốn nắn. (Those misguided/unsound ideas need to be corrected.)
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đã lầm lạc trong một thời gian dài. (He was astray/went astray for a long time.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal, literary, or philosophical contexts to discuss ideological, moral, or intellectual errors.
- Commonly modifies abstract nouns like (ideology), (viewpoint), (perception), (path).
Variants and Related Words
- Lầm (v/adj): to be mistaken; wrong. A more common and general term for error.
- Tôi lầm khi nghĩ vậy. (I was wrong to think so.)
- Lạc lối (v): to be lost, to lose one's way (often literally or figuratively).
Synonyms
- Sai lầm (n/adj): mistake; mistaken.
- Sai trái (adj): wrongful, erroneous (often with a stronger moral connotation).
- Không đúng (adj): not correct.
Related Idioms
- Lầm đường lạc lối: To take the wrong path and get lost; to be led seriously astray, often in life or morality.
- Thanh niên dễ bị lôi kéo để lầm đường lạc lối. (Young people can easily be enticed to go astray.)
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wrong, unsound
