đả kích
Definition
Verb: - To strongly criticize or verbally attack a person, group, idea, or behavior, often in a public or written form. It implies a forceful, sharp, and sometimes aggressive opposition.
Usage
The verb đả kích is used to describe the act of launching a critical attack, typically in political, social, or ideological contexts. It is more intense than general criticism (phê bình) and carries a connotation of combativeness. - It is often followed by the target of the attack. - Commonly used in formal writing, journalism, and political discourse.
Examples
- (That newspaper article strongly criticized/attacked the government's policies.)
- (He often attacks his opponents in his speeches.)
- (One should not make personal attacks but should focus on the issue.)
Advanced Usage
- Bị đả kích: To be criticized/attacked.
- Chính sách mới bị đả kích dữ dội trên báo chí. (The new policy was fiercely attacked in the press.)
- Cuộc đả kích: A criticism campaign; a verbal attack.
- Cuộc đả kích nhằm vào ứng viên tổng thống ngày càng gay gắt. (The verbal attack on the presidential candidate is becoming increasingly fierce.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chỉ trích (verb): To criticize. (A close synonym, but đả kích is often stronger and more confrontational.)
- Công kích (verb): To assault, to attack. (Very similar in meaning and intensity to đả kích, often used interchangeably.)
- Phê phán (verb): To criticize, to critique. (Generally more neutral and analytical than đả kích.)
- Bài đả kích (noun): A critical essay; a diatribe; a polemic.
- Nhà báo viết một bài đả kích chống lại tham nhũng. (The journalist wrote a polemic against corruption.)
Synonyms
- Chỉ trích (to criticize)
- Công kích (to attack)
- Lên án (to condemn)
- Bài bác (to refute, to denounce)
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Đả kích tư tưởng: To attack/criticize an ideology.
- Cuốn sách đả kích tư tưởng phong kiến. (The book attacks feudal ideology.)
- Đả kích thẳng mặt: To criticize/attack someone directly to their face.
- Trong cuộc họp, bà ấy đã đả kích thẳng mặt giám đốc. (During the meeting, she directly attacked the director to his face.)
verb
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to criticize; to attack
