惘然若失

wǎngránruòshī
  1. lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
  2. fig. to be at a loss
  3. perplexed
  4. frustrated

CEDICT

to be at a loss; to be frustrated

Wiktionary

惆怅失意，有如失去了什麽似的。《聊斋志异．卷五．鸦头》：「俄，见一少女经门外过，望见王，秋波频顾，眉目含情，仪度娴婉，实神仙也。王素方直，至此惘然若失。」也作「惘然如失」、「惘若有失」。

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Entry Composition

1 惘然 wǎngrán
  1. frustrated
  2. perplexed
  3. irresolute
  4. dazed
2 若 ruò
  1. to seem
  2. like
  3. as
  4. if
3 失 shī
  1. to lose
  2. to miss
  3. to fail

Related entries

呒 fǔ
  1. perplexed
  2. astonished
迷惘 míwǎng
  1. perplexed
  2. at a loss
我的貓兒一臉迷惘地盯著自己在水中的倒影。

My cat peers bemusedly at her reflection in the water.

Source: Tatoeba

困惑 kùnhuò
  1. bewildered
  2. perplexed
  3. confused
  4. difficult problem
  5. perplexity
每个人都很困惑

Everybody was confused.

Source: Tatoeba

惘 wǎng
  1. disappointed
  2. perplexed
惘然 wǎngrán
  1. frustrated
  2. perplexed
  3. irresolute
  4. dazed
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