Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dazed; in a daze; stupefied: A state of being mentally numb, confused, or bewildered, often due to shock, grief, or deep thought, resulting in a vacant or absent-minded appearance and slow reactions.
   • Distracted; absent-minded; preoccupied: Being lost in one's own thoughts to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings or current situation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe tin dữ, cô ấy ngồi thẫn thờ cả buổi. (Hearing the bad news, she sat in a daze the whole afternoon.)
  • Anh ấy nhìn thẫn thờ ra cửa sổ, không nghe thấy ai gọi. (He stared distractedly out the window, not hearing anyone call.)
  • Khuôn mặt thẫn thờ của đứa trẻ lạc đường. (The dazed face of the lost child.)

Advanced Usage

• "thẫn thờ người": to be physically and mentally drained or stupefied.
  • Làm việc quá sức khiến anh ta thẫn thờ người. (Overworking left him completely drained and stupefied.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngẩn ngơ (adj): similar to "thẫn thờ," meaning dazed, bewildered, or enchanted.
• Đờ đẫn (adj): dull-witted, sluggish, mentally slow (often more permanent than "thẫn thờ").

Synonyms

• Dazed: unable to think clearly, stunned.
• Distracted: unable to concentrate because the mind is preoccupied.
• Preoccupied: absorbed in thought.
• Stupefied: made unable to think or feel properly.

Related Idioms

• (Ngồi) thẫn thờ thờ thẫn: an emphatic, reduplicative form emphasizing a prolonged state of being dazed and vacant.
  • Cứ ngồi thẫn thờ thờ thẫn như vậy mãi thôi à? (Are you just going to sit there being utterly vacant forever?)