มัวหมอง

muua mŏng

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster

Lacking brightness or luster; dull, tarnished, or gloomy (e.g., of a surface, the sky).

Examples

กระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)บานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4door or window panel; door leaf5[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เช็ดchétเช็ดchét[to] wipe; dabมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนานแล้วnaan láewนานแล้วnaan láewa long time ago; for a long time nowเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindมัวหมองmuua mŏngมัวหมองmuua mŏng1dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster2morally impure; tainted3sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)4gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)
This mirror hasn't been wiped for a long time, so it looks dull.
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ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaวันนี้wan néeดูdooมัวหมองmuua mŏngเหมือนmĕuuanฝนfŏnกำลังจะgam-lang jàตกdtòk
The sky looks gloomy today, as if it's about to rain.
เครื่องเงินkrêuuang ngernเก่าgàoเก็บgèpชิ้นนี้chín néeสูญเสียsŏon sĭiaความเงางามkwaam ngao-ngaamไปตามbpai dtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laaและláeกลายเป็นglaai bpenสีsĕeมัวหมองmuua mŏng
This old piece of silverware has lost its shine over time and has become tarnished.
แสงจันทร์săaeng janส่องsòngลงมาlong maaแต่dtàeกลับglàpไม่mâiสว่างใสsà-wàang săiเพราะpráwถูกtòokบดบังbòt bangด้วยdûuayท้องฟ้าtóng fáaที่têeมัวหมองmuua mŏngและláeเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเมฆmêk
The moonlight shone down, but it wasn't bright and clear because it was obscured by a gloomy, cloud-filled sky.
2AdjectiveB2

morally impure; tainted

Not pure or free from wrongdoing, especially in a person's mind or conduct.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)โกงgohngโกงgohng1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunchedแม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)จิตใจjìt jaiจิตใจjìt jai1mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)2disposition; temperamentมัวหมองmuua mŏngมัวหมองmuua mŏng1dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster2morally impure; tainted3sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)4gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)
He refuses to cheat, even for a lot of money, because he does not want to stain his conscience.
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แม่mâeสอนsŏnให้hâiฉันchănซื่อสัตย์sêu sàtเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiจิตใจjìt jaiมัวหมองmuua mŏngเพราะpráwการโกหกgaan goh-hòk
My mother taught me to be honest so that lying would not corrupt my mind.
แม้máeจะไม่มีjà mâi meeใครkraiรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkăoทุจริตtút-jà-rìtแต่dtàeจิตใจjìt jaiที่têeมัวหมองmuua mŏngด้วยdûuayความโลภkwaam lôhpก็gâwทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoยอมyomทำผิดtam pìtซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám láeo sám lâo
Although no one knew about his corruption, his mind, tainted by greed, led him to commit wrongdoing again and again.
การฝึกgaan fèukสติsà-dtìช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoรู้ทันróo tanความคิดkwaam kítมุ่งร้ายmûng ráaiก่อนที่gòn têeความคิดkwaam kítเหล่านั้นlào nánจะjàครอบงำkrôp ngamจนจิตjon jìtใจjaiมัวหมองmuua mŏng
Practicing mindfulness helps us recognize malicious thoughts before they take over and corrupt our minds.
3AdjectiveC1

sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)

Having one's reputation, name, or honor damaged or stained; sullied, disgraced.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiang1reputation2fame; renownของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruuafamily; householdต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toมัวหมองmuua mŏngมัวหมองmuua mŏng1dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster2morally impure; tainted3sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)4gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)
He doesn't want to do anything that would cause the family's reputation to be sullied.
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ข่าวลือkàao leuuที่têeไม่มีมูลmâi mee moonความจริงkwaam jingได้dâiทำให้tam hâiเกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótของเขาkŏng kăoต้องdtôngมัวหมองmuua mŏngไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua kà-nà
The baseless rumors have temporarily tarnished his honor.
การgaanถูกtòokกล่าวหาglàao hăaว่าwâaทุจริตtút-jà-rìtเป็นbpenมลทินmon-tinที่têeทำให้tam hâiชีวิตchee-wítราชการrâat-chá-gaanอันanใสสะอาดsăi sà-àatของเขาkŏng kăoต้องdtôngมัวหมองmuua mŏngลงlongอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daai
Being accused of corruption is a stain that has regrettably sullied his clean career as a civil servant.
แม้máeจะjàสร้างsâangคุณูปการkú-noo-bpà-gaanไว้wáiมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng diiaoก็gâwอาจàatทำให้tam hâiเกียรติประวัติgìat-dtì-bprà-wàtที่têeสั่งสมมาsàng sŏm maaทั้งชีวิตtáng chee-wítต้องdtôngมัวหมองmuua mŏngได้dâi
Even though he has made many great contributions, a single mistake can tarnish the honorable reputation built over a lifetime.
4AdjectiveC1

gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)

Feeling sad, gloomy, or depressed; downcast (of a person's mood or spirit).

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsสีหน้าsĕe nâaสีหน้าsĕe nâafacial expressionของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindมัวหมองmuua mŏngมัวหมองmuua mŏng1dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster2morally impure; tainted3sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)4gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
After hearing the bad news, his expression immediately became downcast.
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บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiใบหน้าbai nâaที่têeมัวหมองmuua mŏngของkŏngทุกคนtúk konหลังจากlăng jàakบริษัทbor-rí-sàtประกาศbprà-gàatผลประกอบการpŏn bprà-gòp gaanที่têeขาดทุนkàat tun
The atmosphere in the meeting was full of everyone's gloomy faces after the company announced its financial losses.
แม้máeจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยิ้มแย้มyím-yáemแต่dtàeแววตาwaew dtaaของkŏngเธอterกลับglàpซ่อนsônความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukมัวหมองmuua mŏngเอาไว้ao wáiไม่อยู่mâi yòo
Although she tried to smile, her eyes couldn't hide her gloomy feelings.
ความทรงจำkwaam song jamในอดีตnai à-dèetทำให้tam hâiจิตใจjìt jaiของเขาkŏng kăoพลันplanมัวหมองmuua mŏngลงlongราวกับraao gàpมีเมฆmee mêkครึ้มkréumเข้ามาkâo maaบดบังแสงbòt bang săengสว่างsà-wàang
Memories of the past suddenly made his spirit gloomy, as if dark clouds had come to block the light.

Word Breakdown

มัวmuuaมัวmuua1dim; dull; not clear (appearance)2blurred; hazy; misty3[to be] preoccupied (with); waste timedim; dull; not clear (appearance)Part 1
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หมองmɔ̌ɔngหมองmɔ̌ɔng1dull; lacklustre2gloomy; dispirited3tarnished; stained (reputation)dull; lacklustrePart 2
มัวหมองmuua mŏngมัวหมองmuua mŏngdull; tarnished; gloomy; lacklusterdull; tarnished; gloomy; lacklusterWord

Related Words

1dull; tarnished; gloomy; lackluster

2morally impure; tainted

3sullied; disgraced; tarnished (reputation)

4gloomy; downcast; depressed (mood)