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Pronunciation / Transliteration: meong-hae-ji-da
"지루한 수업을 들으면 머릿속이 멍해진다."
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To lose concentration, become unresponsive to one's surroundings, or daydream for a short period.
"I completely zoned out during the middle of the lecture and missed all the important notes."
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Describes a state of mental detachment, inattentiveness, or spaced-out awareness.
"He had a zoned-out expression on his face while staring blankly at the wall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'zone' (meaning an area or a state of focused attention, ultimately from Greek 'zōnē' meaning belt or girdle) combined with the phrasal particle 'out'. The slang usage emerged in late 20th-century American English, drawing upon the concept of moving outside one's mental zone or area of awareness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zone-out" is said worldwide
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déconnecter
Transliteration: de-ko-nek-te
"Je commence à déconnecter quand les réunions durent trop longtemps."
abschweifen
Transliteration: ap-shwy-fen
"Während des langen Vortrags sind meine Gedanken abgeschweift."
distrarsi
Transliteration: di-strar-si
"Tendo a distrarmi quando sono molto stanco."
desconectarse
Transliteration: des-ko-nek-tar-se
"Me desconecté por completo durante la presentación."
desligar
Transliteration: dez-li-gar
"Comecei a desligar no meio da conversa."
खो जाना
Transliteration: kho jana
"मैं व्याख्यान के दौरान थोड़ी देर के लिए खो गया था।"
走神
Transliteration: zǒu shén
"开会时我突然走神了。"
멍해지다
Transliteration: meong-hae-ji-da
"지루한 수업을 들으면 머릿속이 멍해진다."
ボーッとする
Transliteration: bo-to suru
"疲れすぎて授業中についついボーッとしてしまった。"
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