công phẫn
Definition
- Verb:
- To be indignant; to feel righteous anger: A strong emotional reaction of anger and disapproval, typically provoked by perceived injustice, unfairness, or immoral actions.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Dân chúng vô cùng công phẫn trước hành vi tham nhũng. (The public was utterly indignant at the corrupt behavior.)
- Tôi công phẫn khi thấy sự bất công đó. (I felt indignant when I saw that injustice.)
- Sự thiếu trách nhiệm của họ khiến mọi người công phẫn. (Their irresponsibility caused widespread indignation.)
Advanced Usage
- The word công phẫn carries a formal and serious tone, often used in written language, journalism, or formal speech to describe collective or profound moral outrage.
- It implies that the anger is justified and based on a violation of ethical principles or common decency.
Variants and Related Words
- Phẫn nộ (v): to be furious, enraged. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with công phẫn, though phẫn nộ can sometimes imply a more personal or intense fury.
- Lòng phẫn nộ của người dân là dễ hiểu. (The people's fury is understandable.)
Synonyms
- Indignant: feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
- Righteously angry: anger arising from a sense of justice or morality.
- Outraged: shocked and angry due to a violation of rights or feelings.
Related Idioms
- Công phẫn trong lòng: indignation in one's heart; to harbor deep-seated indignation.
- Một nỗi công phẫn trong lòng đã tích tụ lâu ngày. (A feeling of indignation had built up in his heart for a long time.)