thẫn thờ
Definition
- 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?)