cuồng
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Definition
Adjective:
- Mad; Crazy; Insane: Describes a state of extreme mental disturbance, frenzy, or loss of reason. It implies a wild, uncontrolled, or irrational condition.
- Fanatical; Passionately Obsessive: Describes an intense, overwhelming enthusiasm or devotion for something, often to an extreme degree.
Adjective (extended usage):
- Furious; Frantic; Violent: Describes something characterized by wild, uncontrolled energy or intensity, such as a storm or a passionate emotion.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta có vẻ hơi cuồng. (He seems a bit crazy.)
- Cô ấy là một người hâm mộ cuồng nhiệt. (She is a fanatical fan.)
- Cơn bão với sức gió cuồng nộ. (The storm with furious wind.)
Advanced Usage
- "cuồng [noun]": A common compound structure where "cuồng" precedes a noun to mean "fanatical about [noun]" or "[noun]-crazy".
- Anh ấy là một tay chơi game cuồng. (He is a gaming fanatic.)
- Cô ấy cuồng mua sắm. (She is shopaholic / crazy about shopping.)
Variants and Related Words
Điên cuồng (adj): Mad, insane, frenzied. Often used for emphasis.
- Tiếng hét điên cuồng. (A frenzied scream.)
Cuồng nhiệt (adj): Ardent, fervent, passionate (often in a positive, enthusiastic sense).
- Sự cổ vũ cuồng nhiệt. (Ardent cheering.)
Cuồng phong (n): A strong gale; violent storm (literally "mad wind").
- Thuyền đánh cá gặp cuồng phong. (The fishing boat encountered a violent storm.)
Synonyms
- Insane: In a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction.
- Fanatical: Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
- Frenzied: Wildly excited or uncontrolled.
- Obsessive: Preoccupying the mind to an excessive degree.
Related Idioms
Nổi cơn cuồng: To fly into a rage, to have a fit of madness.
- Ông chủ nổi cơn cuồng khi thấy báo cáo. (The boss flew into a rage when he saw the report.)
Cuồng vọng: Delusions of grandeur; mad ambition.
- Kế hoạch đó chỉ là cuồng vọng. (That plan is just delusional ambition.)
adj
- mad; crazy
- tình yêu điên cuồngA crazy love