Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Formidable / Redoubtable: Describing someone or something that inspires fear, respect, or caution due to their impressive strength, power, skill, or capability. It implies a significant challenge or threat.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đối thủ của anh ta là một võ sĩ đáng gờm. (His opponent is a formidable martial artist.)
  • Công ty mới thành lập đã trở thành một đối thủ đáng gờm trên thị trường. (The newly established company has become a formidable competitor in the market.)
  • Cơn bão đang tiến vào là một mối đe dọa đáng gờm. (The approaching storm is a formidable threat.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe abstract challenges or impressive qualities.
  • Cô ấy có kiến thức đáng gờm về lịch sử. (She has formidable knowledge of history.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gờm (v, colloquial): To fear, to be afraid of. Often used in negative constructions ("không gờm" = to not fear).
  • Hắn không gờm bất kỳ ai. (He doesn't fear anyone.)

Synonyms

• Formidable: Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively powerful or capable.
• Redoubtable: (Formal) Inspiring fear or respect; formidable.
• Daunting: Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.

Related Idioms

• While "đáng gờm" itself is not part of a fixed idiom, its root "gờm" appears in colloquial expressions.
  • Không biết gờm: To not know fear; to be recklessly unafraid.

    • Thằng nhóc đó nghịch ngợm thật, không biết gờm gì cả. (That kid is so mischievous, he doesn't know fear at all.)