Definition

1. Adjective:
   • In disagreement, at odds: Describes a state where two or more parties are not in harmony, often due to conflicting opinions, interests, or feelings. It implies a lack of agreement or unity.
   • Discordant: Characterized by tension or conflict between individuals or groups.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai anh em đó đang bất hòa về chuyện thừa kế. (Those two brothers are in disagreement over the inheritance.)
  • Một bầu không khí bất hòa bao trùm cuộc họp. (An atmosphere of discord hung over the meeting.)
  • Sự bất hòa giữa hai nước có nguy cơ dẫn đến xung đột. (The discord between the two countries risks leading to conflict.)

Advanced Usage

• While primarily an adjective, "bất hòa" can function nominally as "sự bất hòa" to mean "the disagreement" or "the discord."
  • Sự bất hòa kéo dài đã làm suy yếu tổ chức. (The prolonged discord has weakened the organization.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mâu thuẫn (n, v): contradiction, conflict; to contradict. Often a stronger term implying direct opposition.
• Bất đồng (n, adj): disagreement, differing; to disagree. Focuses more on the difference in opinion itself.
• Xung đột (n, v): conflict, clash; to conflict. Suggests a more active or serious confrontation.

Synonyms

• Discord: lack of agreement or harmony.
• Strike: a serious disagreement or argument.
• Friction: conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Gây ra bất hòa: to sow discord, to cause disagreement.
  • Những lời đồn thổi vô căn cứ đã gây ra bất hòa trong nội bộ. (Baseless rumors sowed discord within the group.)
• Hàn gắn bất hòa: to mend a disagreement, to reconcile.
  • Họ cần một người trung gian để hàn gắn bất hòa. (They need a mediator to mend their disagreement.)

adj

1. In disagreement, at odds with each other
   • anh em bất hoà
     Disagreeing brothers
   • không khí bất hoà
     an atmosphere od disagreement