(ほうしんじょうたい)

ほうしんじょうたい
noun
dazed state; absent-minded state; stunned condition
1. dazed state; absent-minded state; stunned condition
A state of being mentally blank or dazed, often after a shock, intense concentration, or overwhelming experience.
試験(しけん)(あと)放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)だった。
I was in a daze after the exam.
(かれ)放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)でぼんやり(すわ)っていた。
He was sitting blankly in a dazed state.
事故(じこ)()らせを()いて放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)になった。
I went into a state of shock upon hearing the news of the accident.
映画(えいが)のラストシーンが衝撃的(しょうげきてき)で、()わった(あと)しばらく放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)だった。
The movie's final scene was so shocking that I was stunned for a while after it ended.

Composed of 放心(ほうしん) (absent-mindedness, being in a daze) + 状態(じょうたい) (state, condition). Describes a mental state where a person appears blank, unresponsive, or stunned. Can result from shock, exhaustion, emotional overload, or intense focus followed by sudden release.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)になる: become dazed
  • 放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)(おちい)る: fall into a dazed state
  • 放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)()()くす: stand frozen in a daze
  • しばらく放心状態(ほうしんじょうたい)だった: was dazed for a while

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 呆然(ぼうぜん): stunned, dumbfounded (stronger shock)
  • 茫然自失(ぼうぜんじしつ): completely stunned and at a loss (literary)
  • ぼんやり: absent-minded, spacing out (milder, more casual)