Definition

Verb: - To break off completely, to sever, to cut off: To decisively and permanently end a relationship, connection, or association. It implies a final and total separation, often from something negative or harmful. - To renounce, to forsake: To formally reject and abandon a belief, habit, or way of life.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy quyết định đoạn tuyệt với quá khứ đau buồn. (She decided to break off completely with her painful past.)
  • Anh ấy đã đoạn tuyệt với nhóm bạn xấu. (He has severed ties with the bad group of friends.)
  • Lời tuyên bố đó đồng nghĩa với việc đoạn tuyệt quan hệ ngoại giao. (That statement was tantamount to cutting off diplomatic relations.)

Advanced Usage

• "đoạn tuyệt với...": to break off with..., to sever ties with...
  • Một quyết định đoạn tuyệt với lối sống cũ. (A decision to renounce the old way of life.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đoạn (verb/noun): To cut off; a segment, paragraph, or section. This is the root component meaning "to cut" or "segment."
• Tuyệt (verb/adjective): To sever, to cut off; absolute, excellent, or extinct. This component emphasizes completeness and finality.
• Cắt đứt (verb): To cut off, to sever. A more common and general synonym.
• Chấm dứt (verb): To end, to terminate. Focuses on bringing something to an end.

Synonyms

• Chấm dứt: to end, to terminate.
• Cắt đứt: to cut off, to sever.
• Từ bỏ: to abandon, to give up.
• Ly khai: to secede, to break away (often used for groups or territories).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Đoạn tuyệt giao tình: To break off a romantic relationship or friendship.
  • Sau cuộc cãi vã, họ đã đoạn tuyệt giao tình. (After the argument, they broke off their relationship.)
• The word itself often functions with an idiomatic force, conveying a stronger, more definitive, and sometimes more dramatic sense of separation than simple synonyms like "kết thúc" (to finish).

verb

1. to break off