sảng sốt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Startled; Stunned; Dazed: A state of sudden shock, confusion, or bewilderment, often caused by unexpected or traumatic news or events. It describes a temporary mental disorientation.
- In a panic; Flustered: Acting in a hurried, confused manner due to sudden fear or surprise.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tin dữ, cô ấy sảng sốt không nói nên lời. (Hearing the bad news, she was stunned and speechless.)
- Anh ấy bước vào nhà với vẻ mặt sảng sốt. (He entered the house with a dazed expression.)
- Đừng sảng sốt, hãy bình tĩnh giải quyết vấn đề. (Don't panic, please calm down and solve the problem.)
Advanced Usage
- The word sảng sốt often implies a more intense, visceral reaction than simple surprise. It suggests the person is temporarily unable to think or act normally due to the shock.
Variants and Related Words
- Thảng thốt (adj): This is a standard synonym meaning startled, alarmed, or in a panic. As noted in the reference, sảng sốt is a regional/variant form of thảng thốt.
- Cô ấy kêu thảng thốt khi nhìn thấy con rắn. (She cried out in alarm when she saw the snake.)
Synonyms
- Stunned: shocked into a state of numbness or confusion.
- Dazed: unable to think clearly, especially due to a shock.
- Flustered: agitated or confused.
- Panicked: affected by sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.
Related Idioms
- While sảng sốt itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes the state one might be in during situations commonly expressed by idioms.
- Sợ hết hồn: to be scared out of one's wits (a state that could cause sảng sốt).
- Mất bình tĩnh: to lose one's composure (a result of being sảng sốt).