ngơ ngác
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dazed; bewildered: Describes a state of confusion, disorientation, or vacant surprise, often due to encountering something completely unfamiliar or a sudden, unexpected event. It implies a temporary loss of composure or the inability to process one's surroundings.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ ngơ ngác nhìn quanh khi bị lạc. (The child looked around dazed after getting lost.)
- Nghe tin đó, cô ấy đứng ngơ ngác một lúc lâu. (Upon hearing that news, she stood bewildered for a long time.)
- Ánh mắt ngơ ngác của chú chó con mới về nhà. (The bewildered look of the puppy who just came home.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often describes a facial expression or demeanor ().
- It can be used adverbially in some contexts to modify a verb, describing the manner of an action.
- Nó nhìn ngơ ngác về phía chúng tôi. (He looked at us in a bewildered manner.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngơ ngẩn (adj): Similar to "ngơ ngác" but can imply a more prolonged, absent-minded, or foolish-looking state of distraction or daydreaming, not necessarily caused by surprise.
- Ngỡ ngàng (adj): Astonished, amazed. While also expressing surprise, "ngỡ ngàng" leans more towards wonder and positive amazement rather than confusion and disorientation.
Synonyms
- Bewildered: Perplexed and confused.
- Dazed: Stunned or confused, especially from shock.
- Disoriented: Having lost one's sense of direction or bearings.
- Confused: Unable to think clearly.
Related Idioms
- Ngơ ngác như người mất hồn: As dazed as someone who has lost their soul; to be utterly bewildered and vacant.
- Sau tai nạn, anh ta bước đi ngơ ngác như người mất hồn. (After the accident, he walked around as dazed as a lost soul.)
adj
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dazed; bewilldered
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