bức xúc
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Definition
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.
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 là 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:
- Cô ấy bức xúc vì 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 là 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.)
- Pressing