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/Sounds like "LEH" (as in "let") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

A person who seems dazed, slow to react, or not quite taking in what's going on around them. A temporary state of mental fog or confusion that makes someone seem completely out of it.

Examples

She went completely blank when they told her the news.

I'm totally out of it today, I can't get anything right.

Word family

In Colombia, a problem, complication, or messy situation someone gets tangled up in. Estar en un embale means being stuck in something difficult to get out of.