mất trí

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To lose one's reason/mind; to become insane: "mất trí" describes the state of losing mental faculties, including the ability to think, reason, and judge clearly. It often implies a severe mental disorder or insanity.
    • To become demented: In a medical or clinical context, it can refer to the onset of dementia or a similar degenerative cognitive condition.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Sau cú sốc quá lớn, ông ấy dường như đã mất trí. (After the tremendous shock, he seemed to have lost his mind.)
    • Căn bệnh khiến bà cụ dần mất trí. (The illness caused the old woman to gradually become demented.)
    • Đừng hành động như một kẻ mất trí! (Don't act like a madman!)
Advanced Usage

  • "mất trí nhớ": This is a compound phrase meaning "to lose one's memory" or "to have amnesia." It specifies the loss of memory rather than general reasoning.

    • Sau tai nạn, anh ấy bị mất trí nhớ tạm thời. (After the accident, he suffered from temporary amnesia.)

  • Used as a euphemism (lối nói kiêng tránh) for "điên" (crazy/insane), making it slightly less harsh.

    • Người ta nói ông ta đã mất trí. (People say he has gone insane.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Kẻ mất trí / Người mất trí (noun): A madman; a person who has lost their mind.

    • Phải cách ly kẻ mất trí đó ra. (That madman must be isolated.)

  • Chứng mất trí (noun): Dementia (the medical condition).

    • Bệnh Alzheimer là một dạng chứng mất trí. (Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia.)

  • Điên (verb/adj): Crazy, insane. (A more direct and sometimes stronger synonym).

Synonyms
  • Hóa điên: To go crazy.
  • Loạn trí: To have a disturbed mind; to be mentally deranged.
  • Điên cuồng: Frenzied, mad (often implying wild, uncontrolled behavior).
verb
  1. to lose one's reason
    • nó mất trí
      He lost his reason

Proverbs and Idioms