Vocabulary

What does 呆然自失 (ぼうぜんじしつ) mean?

呆然自失 (ぼうぜんじしつ) means being so stunned that one does not know what to do (lit. dazed, losing oneself).

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being so stunned that one does not know what to do (lit. dazed, losing oneself)

Example sentences

突然(とつぜん)の解雇(かいこ)を告(つ)げられ、彼(かれ)は呆然(ぼうぜん)自失(じしつ)の状態(じょうたい)だった。
Told of his sudden dismissal, he was left dumbstruck and dazed.