nghếch ngác

Thân thiện

Một chú mèo con nhìn nghếch ngác vào chiếc bóng của chính mình trên tường.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Puzzled, bewildered, dazed: Describes a state of confusion, disorientation, or simple-mindedness, often due to encountering something new, strange, or overwhelming. It typically refers to a blank, vacant, or foolish facial expression or demeanor.
   • Gaping, staring blankly: Can describe the act of looking around with a vacant, uncomprehending, or foolish expression.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu bé mới đến thành phố trông vẻ nghếch ngác. (The boy who just arrived in the city looks bewildered.)
  • Nghe tin đó, anh ta đứng nghếch ngác một lúc lâu. (Upon hearing that news, he stood there dazed for a long time.)
  • Đừng có nhìn nghếch ngác như thế! (Don't stare so blankly like that!)

Advanced Usage

• "mặt mày nghếch ngác": having a bewildered/dazed face.

  • Thấy cảnh lạ, nó đứng lại với mặt mày nghếch ngác. (Seeing the strange scene, he stopped with a bewildered look on his face.)

• "nghếch ngác nhìn": to look around blankly/in bewilderment.

  • Cô ấy nghếch ngác nhìn căn phòng xa lạ. (She looked around the unfamiliar room in bewilderment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngơ ngác (adj): Very close synonym, meaning bewildered, perplexed, looking lost. Often used interchangeably with , though might imply a slightly more innocent or temporary confusion.
• Lờ khờ (adj): Slow-witted, dim, simple-minded. Shares the connotation of foolishness or dullness present in .
• Ngẩn ngơ (adj): Dazed, absent-minded, lost in thought. Focuses more on a dreamy or distracted state rather than pure confusion.

Synonyms

• Bối rối: Flustered, confused (often due to embarrassment or complexity).
• Hoang mang: Perplexed, disconcerted, at a loss (often due to fear or uncertainty about the future).
• Ngỡ ngàng: Astonished, amazed, taken aback (by something surprising).

Related Idioms

• (Đứng/ngồi) nghếch ngác như phỗng: To stand/sit dumbfounded like a statue. Emphasizes complete motionless bewilderment.
  • Nghe lời tuyên bố, cả hội trường đứng nghếch ngác như phỗng. (Hearing the announcement, the entire hall stood dumbfounded.)

Học thuật

1. Puzzled, bewildered.(by something new)
   • Trông vẻ nghếch ngác
     To look bewildered