迷めい走そう

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迷走する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

straying; wandering off course

Used for physically losing one's way, or figuratively for plans, discussions, or thoughts going astray. Often appears as 迷走する.

〈事こと〉が迷めい走そうするfor something (a discussion, plan, project) to go astray or flounder
会かい議ぎが迷めい走そうして、結けつ論ろんが出でなかった。
The meeting went off track and no conclusion was reached.
台たい風ふうが迷めい走そうするfor a typhoon to move erratically without a clear course
台たい風ふうが進しん路ろを変かえながら迷めい走そうしている。
The typhoon is wandering erratically, changing its course.
迷めい走そうを続つづけるto keep drifting or floundering without direction
交こう渉しょうは迷めい走そうを続つづけている。
The negotiations keep going in circles without progress.

迷まようN3
迷う is the general verb for being lost or undecided, while 迷走 highlights the ongoing process of wandering or veering off course, often used for plans or vehicles.
彷徨さまようN1
彷徨う has a literary, poetic feel for wandering aimlessly, whereas 迷走 is more neutral and commonly used for both physical courses and figurative situations like negotiations.
漂ひょう流りゅう
漂流 specifically means drifting uncontrolled, often at sea, while 迷走 more broadly covers erratic movement or figurative straying, such as a typhoon's path or a stalled discussion.
混こん迷めいN1
混迷 describes a confused, chaotic state of affairs itself, while 迷走 emphasizes the ongoing action of drifting off track within such a situation.
脱だっ線せんN2
迷走 emphasizes aimless wandering or erratic movement (e.g. a typhoon or a stalled plan), while 脱線 emphasizes a sudden departure from an intended track or subject.

直ちょく進しんN1
直進 means moving straight ahead toward a goal without deviation, the opposite of 迷走's aimless wandering off course.

低てい迷めいN1
迷走 shares the kanji 迷 with 低迷 but means wandering off course or acting erratically, not staying at a low level.
瞑めい想そう
瞑想 (meditation) and 迷走 (erratic wandering or malfunctioning) are pronounced identically as めいそう but have completely unrelated meanings, so context is essential.

Compound of 迷 (mei, 'astray') and 走 (sō, 'run'). The combination conveys the idea of running or moving in a lost, aimless manner.