mê loạn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Delirious; frenzied: Describes a state of extreme mental confusion, agitation, or wild excitement, often characterized by a loss of rational thought and self-control.
- Frantic; feverish: Describes an activity or atmosphere carried out with intense, chaotic, and uncontrolled energy.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau cơn sốt cao, bệnh nhân rơi vào trạng thái mê loạn. (After the high fever, the patient fell into a delirious state.)
- Âm nhạc và ánh sáng tạo nên một bầu không khí mê loạn trong câu lạc bộ. (The music and lights created a frenzied atmosphere in the club.)
- Cuộc khiêu vũ mê loạn. (A frantic dance.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a powerful image of chaos, whether mental, emotional, or social.
- It can describe collective behavior, such as that of a crowd, as easily as an individual's state of mind.
Variants and Related Words
- Loạn (adj): chaotic, disordered. While "loạn" describes general disorder, "mê loạn" intensifies it with a sense of being mentally lost or crazed.
- Mê muội (adj): beclouded, deluded. This focuses more on being deceived or spiritually blinded, whereas "mê loạn" emphasizes chaotic agitation.
Synonyms
- Delirious: in a state of wild excitement or mental confusion, especially from illness.
- Frenzied: wildly excited or uncontrolled.
- Frantic: conducted in a hurried, anxious, or chaotic way.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- While "mê loạn" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used in phrases like:
- Tâm trí mê loạn: a delirious/frenzied mind.
- Cảnh tượng mê loạn: a frenzied scene.