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Pronunciation / Transliteration: khoyā huā
"वह अपने ही ख्यालों में खोया हुआ था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely distracted, lost in thought, or daydreaming and thus unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
"I tried talking to him, but he was completely miles-away and didn't hear a single word." - 2
Physically very distant or remote.
"She felt miles-away from the stress of the city while sitting on the quiet beach."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'mile', originating from the Latin 'mīlia' (thousands of paces), combined with the adverb 'away' from Old English 'onweg'. The figurative adjectival usage developed in the mid-20th century to describe someone mentally or emotionally detached from their immediate surroundings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Miles-away" is said worldwide
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dans la lune
Transliteration: dɑ̃ la lyn
"Il était dans la lune pendant toute la réunion."
abwesend
Transliteration: ˈapˌveːznt
"Sie schien heute völlig abwesend zu sein."
sovrappensiero
Transliteration: sovrappensiero
"Era così sovrappensiero che ha perso la sua fermata."
distraído
Transliteration: distraído
"Lo noté muy distraído durante la cena."
distraído
Transliteration: distraído
"Ele estava tão distraído que nem viu o carro passar."
खोया हुआ
Transliteration: khoyā huā
"वह अपने ही ख्यालों में खोया हुआ था।"
心不在焉
Transliteration: xīn bù zài yān
"他今天看起来总是心不在焉的。"
멍한
Transliteration: m-eong-han
"그는 수업 내내 멍한 상태였다."
上の空
Transliteration: uwanosora
"彼女は話の間ずっと上の空だった。"
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