căm giận

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To feel a deep resentment against, to deeply resent: To harbor intense, burning anger and hatred towards someone or something, often due to a perceived wrong or injustice. This emotion is stronger than simple anger ("giận") and implies a profound, lasting bitterness.
    • To abhor; to detest utterly: To regard with extreme repugnance or intense loathing.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Người dân căm giận bọn tham nhũng. (The people deeply resent the corrupt officials.)
    • Cô ấy căm giận kẻ đã phản bội mình. (She feels a deep resentment against the person who betrayed her.)
    • Tội ác của hắn khiến mọi người căm giận. (His crimes make people abhor him.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Lòng căm giận": A noun phrase meaning "the feeling of deep resentment" or "hatred".
    • Lòng căm giận bùng lên trong anh ta. (The feeling of deep resentment flared up within him.)
  • "Căm giận đến tận xương tủy": An idiomatic expression meaning "to resent to the very marrow of one's bones", indicating an extreme, all-consuming hatred.
    • Họ căm giận kẻ xâm lược đến tận xương tủy. (They resent the invaders to the very marrow of their bones.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Căm hờn (verb): A very close synonym, also meaning to harbor bitter hatred and resentment. It often carries a nuance of indignation mixed with hatred.
  • Căm phẫn (verb): To be indignant and furious, often at an injustice. It emphasizes righteous anger.
  • Căm thù (verb): To hate intensely. While "căm giận" focuses on angry resentment, "căm thù" focuses more on pure hatred.
  • Giận (verb): To be angry. This is a more general and less intense term than "căm giận".
  • Phẫn nộ (verb): To be outraged, indignant. It emphasizes a strong reaction to perceived injustice.
Synonyms
  • To resent deeply: Cảm thấy phẫn uất sâu sắc.
  • To detest: Ghét cay ghét đắng.
  • To abominate: Cực kỳ ghét, kinh tởm.
  • To loathe: Ghét, kinh tởm.
Related Phrases / Idioms
  • Mắt trừng trừng đầy căm giận: (Eyes glaring with deep resentment) To stare with eyes full of hatred.
    • Anh ta nhìn đối thủ với đôi mắt trừng trừng đầy căm giận. (He looked at his rival with eyes glaring with deep resentment.)
  • Nuôi lòng căm giận: (To nurture deep resentment) To harbor and feed one's hatred over time.
    • Kẻ phản bội đã nuôi lòng căm giận trong nhiều năm. (The traitor had nurtured deep resentment for many years.)
  1. To feel a deep resentment against, to deeply resent