Ensimismado (en. Lost)

/ensieˈmizmaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

One who is absorbed in their thoughts, disconnected from the outside.

He was ensimismado in reading and didn’t hear when he was called.

Estaba ensimismado en la lectura y no escuchó cuando lo llamaron.

One who shows disinterest in what is happening around them.

His ensimismado attitude cost him important events.

Su actitud ensimismada le costó perderse los eventos importantes.

A person who tends to be introspective.

He was an ensimismado child, he preferred to play alone.

Era un niño ensimismado, prefería jugar solo.

Derives from the verb 'ensimismar', which comes from the prefix 'en-' and 'simismo', related to the self.

to be ensimismado

To be completely focused on one's own thoughts and not pay attention to what happens inside or outside.

estar ensimismado

to become ensimismado

To enter a state of deep reflection that can cause one to lose track of time.

quedarse ensimismado

ensimismamiento

The state of being ensimismado.

ensimismamiento

simismo

A reference to the ego or one's own subjectivity.

simismo

To be in the clouds

Don’t worry, he’s just in the clouds, it's his way of being ensimismada.

No te preocupes, simplemente está en la luna, es su forma de ser ensimismada.

To get lost in one's thoughts

Sometimes he gets so lost in his thoughts that he doesn’t notice what’s happening around him.

A veces se pierde en sus pensamientos tanto que no se entera de lo que sucede a su alrededor.