mê muội
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dull-witted; obtuse: Lacking sharpness of mind or intelligence; slow to understand.
- Ignorant; benighted: Lacking knowledge, enlightenment, or moral or intellectual perception.
- Blindly infatuated; deluded: In a state of being so obsessed or misled by something (e.g., a belief, a person) that one loses clear judgment and reason.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đầu óc mê muội sẽ không thể nhận ra sự thật. (A dull-witted mind cannot perceive the truth.)
- Hắn là một kẻ mê muội, chẳng hiểu biết gì về thế giới. (He is an ignorant man who knows nothing of the world.)
- Cô ấy mê muội tin vào những lời hứa hão của hắn. (She is deluded into believing his empty promises.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a profound, often willful, state of intellectual or spiritual blindness, frequently in contexts of ideology, religion, or personal obsession.
- Sự mê muội về chính trị có thể dẫn đến những hậu quả thảm khốc. (Political delusion can lead to catastrophic consequences.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mê muộn (adj): An older or less common variant with a similar meaning of being dull or benighted.
Synonyms
- Obtuse: Mentally slow or dull.
- Benighted: Enveloped in intellectual or moral darkness.
- Deluded: Misled; deceived into believing something false.
Related Idioms
- Mê muội tin theo: To follow or believe in something blindly and uncritically.
- Đám đông mê muội tin theo lời nhà độc tài. (The crowd blindly followed the dictator's words.)
adj
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dull-witted
