đãng tính
Definition
- Adjective:
- Absent-minded; forgetful: A characteristic of a person who often forgets things or is not fully attentive to their surroundings due to being preoccupied or by nature.
- Unconcerned; indifferent: Showing a lack of care or attention to what is happening around oneself.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy rất đãng tính, hay quên chìa khóa. (He is very absent-minded, often forgetting his keys.)
- Cô ấy có vẻ đãng tính với những lời đồn thổi. (She seems unconcerned about the rumors.)
- Tính đãng tính của anh ấy đôi khi gây ra sự cố. (His forgetful nature sometimes causes problems.)
Advanced Usage
- The word describes a habitual or inherent trait rather than a temporary state. It often carries a mild, sometimes endearing, criticism.
Variants and Related Words
- Đãng trí (adj): A near-synonym emphasizing forgetfulness or a lapse in memory.
- Bà tôi hơi đãng trí, hay kể đi kể lại một câu chuyện. (My grandmother is a bit forgetful, often telling the same story repeatedly.)
Synonyms
- Absent-minded: Lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings.
- Forgetful: Prone to forgetting.
- Unconcerned: Not interested or involved.
- Distracted: Unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied.
Related Idioms
- While "đãng tính" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the behavior it describes is often referenced in phrases like (head in the clouds) to describe a similarly absent-minded person.
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Unconcerned, indifferent to what going on about one
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