u mê
Definition
- Adjective:
- Stupid; foolish: Lacking intelligence or good judgment; acting in a senseless or irrational manner.
- Bewildered; confused: Being in a state of mental confusion or muddled thought, often due to ignorance or strong emotion.
- Blindly infatuated or obsessed: Being so emotionally or ideologically attached to something (e.g., a person, a belief) that one loses clear reasoning and critical judgment.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta thật u mê khi tin vào những lời hứa hão đó. (He was truly foolish to believe those empty promises.)
- Cô ấy u mê vì tình yêu, chẳng nhìn thấy khuyết điểm của anh ta. (She is blindly infatuated by love and cannot see his flaws.)
- Sự u mê của hắn khiến hắn không nhận ra mình đang bị lợi dụng. (His stupidity prevents him from realizing he is being used.)
Advanced Usage
- "u mê ám chướng": An intensified phrase meaning completely and utterly stupid or deluded; profoundly foolish.
- Hành động phản bội đó chứng tỏ hắn u mê ám chướng. (That act of betrayal proves he is profoundly deluded.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mê muội (adj): To be blindly fanatical or deluded; often used in religious or ideological contexts.
- Sự mê muội vào giáo phái khiến anh ta cắt đứt với gia đình. (His fanaticism about the cult made him cut ties with his family.)
Synonyms
- Stupid: Lacking intelligence.
- Bewildered: Perplexed and confused.
- Infatuated: Possessed by an intense but short-lived passion or admiration.
- Deluded: Believing something that is not true.
Related Idioms
- U mê không lối thoát: To be hopelessly deluded or infatuated; to be in a state of blind obsession with no way out.
- Cô ấy yêu hắn, u mê không lối thoát. (She loves him, hopelessly infatuated.)