混迷|こんめいkonmei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbturmoil; chaos; confusion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 混迷する（こんめいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 混迷します（こんめいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 混迷しない（こんめいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 混迷しません（こんめいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 混迷せず・混迷せぬ（こんめいせず・こんめいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 混迷した（こんめいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 混迷しました（こんめいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 混迷しなかった（こんめいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 混迷しませんでした（こんめいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 混迷して（こんめいして） |
| Potential | 混迷できる（こんめいできる） |
| Passive | 混迷される（こんめいされる） |
| Causative | 混迷させる（こんめいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 混迷させられる（こんめいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 混迷すれば（こんめいすれば） |
| tara | 混迷したら（こんめいしたら） |
| Volitional | 混迷しよう（こんめいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 混迷しましょう（こんめいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 混迷しろ（こんめいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym混乱こんらんNeutralGeneral word for disorder, as in 「交通が混乱」. The most versatile term; 混迷 leans toward a situation sinking into confusion, hard to untangle.
- Related当惑とうわくWrittenPerplexity at not knowing what to do, as in 「当惑した表情」. A written word for a person's reaction; 混迷 describes a situation or line of thought in disarray.
- Related戸惑いとまどいNeutralThe feeling of being thrown off by something sudden, as in 「戸惑いを隠せない」. Personal bewilderment; 混迷 says the situation itself is muddled.
- Related困惑こんわくWrittenWritten word for a personal sense of being at a loss, as in 「困惑する」. 混迷 is about a muddled situation or mind, as in 「混迷する政局」「意識が混迷する」.
- Related惑いまどいWrittenWritten word for delusion or wavering, mistaken thoughts — confusion within one's own mind. 混迷 is about a situation in disarray, not inner doubts.
- Related惑乱わくらんWrittenWritten word for throwing people's minds into confusion or disturbing one's own; leans toward leading people astray. Rarely used.
- Antonym明快めいかいNeutralClear and lucid; the opposite of 混迷, which suggests a muddle you cannot untangle.
- Antonym安定あんていNeutralStability; the opposite of a situation in 混迷, as in 「政局が安定する」.
Use 「混迷」 for a situation, political scene, or train of thought sinking into confusion, as in 「混迷を深める」. For ordinary disorder use 「混乱」; for personal bewilderment use 「戸惑い」 or 「困惑」. The opposite of a chaotic situation is 「安定」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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