Definition

Noun: - Sudden and severe illness: A serious illness that strikes abruptly and with great intensity, often implying a critical or life-threatening condition.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy qua đời vì một cơn bạo bệnh. (He passed away due to a sudden grave illness.)
  • Không ai ngờ cô ấy lại ngã bệnh nặng như vậy, đúng là một trận bạo bệnh. (No one expected her to fall so seriously ill; it was truly a sudden and severe illness.)

Advanced Usage

• The term bạo bệnh is often used in formal, literary, or medical contexts to describe an illness that appears violently and progresses rapidly to a dangerous state. It carries a connotation of shock and severity.
• It can be used metaphorically in some contexts to describe a sudden, severe problem or crisis in a system or organization, though this is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh hiểm nghèo (noun): Critical illness; a terminal or very dangerous disease. This term emphasizes the dangerous nature rather than the sudden onset.
• Phát bệnh đột ngột (verb phrase): To fall ill suddenly. This is a more descriptive phrase rather than a single noun.

Synonyms

• Trọng bệnh (noun): Serious illness. This synonym focuses on the gravity of the condition but not necessarily its sudden onset.
• Cơn bệnh nguy kịch (noun phrase): A critical bout of illness.

Related Phrases

• Qua đời vì bạo bệnh: To pass away due to a sudden grave illness. This is a common collocation.
• Đột ngột ngã bệnh nặng: To suddenly fall seriously ill. This is a descriptive phrase with a similar meaning.

noun

1. Sudden grave illness