Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ): * Tetchy, irritable, annoyed: Describes a state of being easily annoyed, impatient, or in a bad mood, often due to minor frustrations or waiting. It implies a feeling of irritation that is pent-up and may lead to snapping.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy trở nên bực mình vì tiếng ồn liên tục. (She became tetchy/irritated because of the constant noise.)
  • Đợi lâu quá khiến anh ta bực mình. (Waiting too long made him annoyed.)
  • Đừng bực mình vì chuyện nhỏ như vậy. (Don't get irritated over such a small matter.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm cho ai đó bực mình": To annoy someone, to get on someone's nerves.
  • Hành vi của đứa trẻ đang làm cho bố mẹ bực mình. (The child's behavior is annoying his parents.)
• "Cảm thấy bực mình": To feel irritated/annoyed.
  • Tôi cảm thấy rất bực mình với kết quả đó. (I feel very annoyed with that result.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bực bội (Adjective): A stronger synonym, meaning vexed, frustrated, or exasperated.
  • Anh ấy bực bội vì dự án bị trì hoãn. (He is frustrated because the project was delayed.)
• Bực tức (Adjective/Verb): Often implies anger arising from irritation; to be/get angry due to annoyance.
  • Bà ấy bực tức khi bị cắt ngang. (She got angry when she was interrupted.)
• Khó chịu (Adjective): Uncomfortable, displeased, annoyed. A slightly milder or more general term.
  • Thời tiết nóng bức khiến mọi người khó chịu. (The hot weather makes everyone uncomfortable/annoyed.)

Synonyms

• Cáu kỉnh: Cranky, grumpy.
• Nổi cáu: To flare up, to lose one's temper.
• Phiền lòng: To be troubled/upset (often by worry, not just irritation).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Bực mình vì chuyện bé xé ra to: To be annoyed over something trivial that is blown out of proportion.
  • Anh đừng bực mình vì chuyện bé xé ra to nữa. (Stop getting annoyed over trivial matters that are blown out of proportion.)
• Bực như mình phải tội: To be extremely annoyed, as if one has committed a crime (emphasizing the unjust feeling of the irritation).
  • Chờ cả tiếng đồng hồ, tôi bực như mình phải tội. (Waiting for a whole hour, I was extremely annoyed.)

1. [Be] tetchy
   • Chờ mãi không thấy, bực mình bỏ về
     After waiting in vain, he left out of tetchiness