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bức xúc

Người dân bày tỏ bức xúc về tình trạng ô nhiễm nguồn nước.

Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • Pressing, urgent: Describes a state of feeling intense pressure, stress, or anxiety due to a difficult, unresolved, or unfair situation. It conveys a sense of being overwhelmed and needing immediate attention or relief.
    • Frustrated, aggrieved: Expresses a strong feeling of discontent, grievance, or resentment, often stemming from perceived injustice or unmet needs.
  2. Verb (less common, but used in certain contexts):

    • To feel pressed/aggrieved: To experience a state of mental stress or frustration. This verbal usage is derived from the adjective form.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:

    • Người dân rất bức xúc về tình trạng ô nhiễm môi trường. (The citizens are very aggrieved/frustrated about the environmental pollution situation.)
    • Đây một vấn đề bức xúc cần được giải quyết ngay. (This is a pressing/urgent issue that needs to be resolved immediately.)
    • Anh ấy có vẻ rất bức xúc sau cuộc họp. (He seemed very stressed/frustrated after the meeting.)
  • Verb:

    • ấy bức xúc bị đối xử bất công. (She feels aggrieved because of being treated unfairly.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Lòng bức xúc": A feeling of frustration/pent-up emotion.

    • Anh ấy nói ra tất cả lòng bức xúc đã chất chứa bấy lâu. (He voiced all the pent-up frustration he had been holding for so long.)
  • "Điểm bức xúc": A pain point, a point of contention or frustration.

    • Tiền lương thấp điểm bức xúc chính của nhân viên. (Low salary is the main pain point for the employees.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bức bối (adj): Oppressive, stifling, suffocating (often describing a physical or emotional atmosphere). It is a close synonym but can imply a more physically constricting feeling.

    • Thời tiết nóng ẩm thật bức bối. (The hot, humid weather is really oppressive.)
  • Ức chế (adj/v): Repressed, suppressed; to inhibit. While related to negative feelings, it focuses more on the state of being held back or suppressed.

    • Cảm thấy bị ức chế trong công việc. (To feel repressed/suppressed at work.)
Synonyms
  • Cấp bách (adj): Critical, urgent (focuses more on objective urgency than subjective emotion).
  • Khó chịu (adj): Uncomfortable, annoyed (a milder, more general term for discomfort or annoyance).
  • Bất bình (adj): Indignant, discontented (emphasizes a sense of injustice).
Related Phrases / Idioms
  • "Làm cho ai đó bức xúc": To cause someone frustration/distress.

    • Sự chậm trễ liên tục làm cho khách hàng bức xúc. (The constant delays cause customer frustration.)
  • "Bày tỏ sự bức xúc": To express one's frustration/grievance.

    • Người biểu tình bày tỏ sự bức xúc trước tòa thị chính. (The protesters expressed their grievance in front of the city hall.)
bức xúc

Người dân bày tỏ bức xúc về tình trạng ô nhiễm nguồn nước.

  1. Pressing