Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Rebellious, insubordinate: Describes a person, action, or attitude that openly and violently resists or defies established authority, rules, or norms.
   • Defiant, mutinous: Characterized by a willful and aggressive refusal to obey.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hắn là một kẻ bạo nghịch, luôn chống lại mọi mệnh lệnh. (He is a rebellious person, always opposing every command.)
  • Hành động bạo nghịch đó đã bị trừng phạt nghiêm khắc. (That rebellious/insubordinate action was severely punished.)
  • Tinh thần bạo nghịch của nhóm thanh niên khiến chính quyền lo ngại. (The rebellious spirit of the youth group worried the authorities.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Historical Context: Often used in historical or literary contexts to describe figures or actions that challenge a ruler, dynasty, or oppressive system, sometimes with a connotation of violent uprising.
  • Các thế lực bạo nghịch đã nhiều lần nổi dậy chống lại triều đình. (Rebellious forces rose up many times against the royal court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạo loạn (n): Riot, rebellion (refers to the event or state of violent disorder).
• Bạo động (n): Uprising, violent demonstration.
• Nghịch (adj): Disobedient, contrary (less intense, often used for children's misbehavior).

Synonyms

• Nổi loạn: Rebellious, insurgent.
• Chống đối: Opposing, resistant.
• Ngỗ nghịch: Unruly, disobedient (can imply rudeness alongside disobedience).

Notes on Meaning

• Intensity: "Bạo nghịch" carries a stronger, more violent connotation than simple disobedience ("không nghe lời"). It implies a serious, active, and often armed challenge to authority.
• Scope: It can describe both individuals and collective actions (e.g., a rebellious army, a rebellious act).

adj

1. Rebellious
   • hành động bạo nghịch
     a rebellious action