混迷

• 読み: こんめい
• ローマ字: konmei
• 漢字の分解: 混 (kon) — mix, disorder; 迷 (mei) — lose one's way, be confused
• 発音: /ko.ɲ.me.i/

意味

Confusion; bewilderment; turmoil; a situation that has become deeply muddled.

A noun (also する verb) describing a state of deep confusion in which direction or resolution is unclear. Commonly applied to political situations, economic crises, or prolonged social instability. More specifically about being lost or unable to find a way out than the cosmological overtones of 混沌.

例文

1. 政局は混迷を極め、解散総選挙が現実味を帯びてきた。
2. 長期にわたる経済の混迷が、国民の閉塞感を生んでいる。
3. 交渉は混迷し、両者の溝は埋まる気配がなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, economics, journalism, diplomacy

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From 混 (kon, mix/disorder) and 迷 (mei, lose one's way/be confused). The combination emphasises both the disordered state and the loss of direction — a muddled situation with no clear path forward.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal