đau buồn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Distressed; sorrowful: Feeling deep sadness, emotional pain, or grief, often due to a loss or unfortunate event.
- Desolate; heartbroken: Experiencing a state of bleak emptiness or profound misery, typically from emotional suffering.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Gia đình cô ấy vô cùng đau buồn sau sự ra đi của người ông. (Her family was deeply distressed after the grandfather's passing.)
- Anh ấy có một vẻ mặt đau buồn khi nghe tin đó. (He had a desolate expression upon hearing that news.)
- Cả thành phố chìm trong đau buồn vì thảm kịch. (The whole city was immersed in sorrow because of the tragedy.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a prolonged or profound state of sadness, more intense than simple sadness ("buồn"). It often implies a cause, such as bereavement, deep disappointment, or a significant misfortune.
- Can be used in formal contexts, such as literature, news reports about tragedies, or psychological descriptions.
Variants and Related Words
- Đau thương (adj): Painful and sorrowful; often used for tragic, grievous events.
- Một mất mát đau thương. (A painful loss.)
- Buồn đau (adj): A variant with similar meaning, emphasizing the intertwining of sadness and pain.
- Những ký ức buồn đau. (Painful, sorrowful memories.)
Synonyms
- Sorrowful: Full of sorrow.
- Grief-stricken: Overwhelmed by grief.
- Mournful: Feeling or expressing sadness or grief.
- Heartbroken: Suffering from overwhelming distress.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Đau buồn khôn xiết: Inconsolable grief; sorrow beyond measure.
- Cái chết đột ngột của anh ấy để lại cho mọi người nỗi đau buồn khôn xiết. (His sudden death left everyone with inconsolable grief.)
- Mang nặng đau buồn: To bear a heavy burden of sorrow.
- Bà ấy mang nặng đau buồn suốt nhiều năm. (She bore a heavy burden of sorrow for many years.)
adj
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distressed; desolate
