cưỡng hiếp

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rape: To force someone to have sexual intercourse against their will, typically through violence, threats, or coercion. This is the primary and most severe meaning.
   • To violate: To infringe upon or desecrate something sacred or personal, often used in a broader, sometimes metaphorical sense related to the core meaning.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Kẻ tấn công đã cưỡng hiếp nạn nhân. (The attacker raped the victim.)
  • Hành động đó là một sự cưỡng hiếp nhân phẩm. (That act was a violation of human dignity.)

Advanced Usage

• "cưỡng hiếp tập thể": gang rape.

  • Vụ án cưỡng hiếp tập thể đã gây chấn động dư luận. (The gang rape case shocked public opinion.)

• "nạn nhân bị cưỡng hiếp": rape victim.

  • Các nạn nhân bị cưỡng hiếp cần được hỗ trợ tâm lý đặc biệt. (Rape victims need special psychological support.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiếp dâm (verb): A synonym for "cưỡng hiếp," specifically meaning to rape. It is equally severe and common in legal and formal contexts.

  • Tội hiếp dâm bị trừng trị rất nặng. (The crime of rape is punished severely.)

• Cưỡng bức (verb): To compel, to force. This is a broader term for forcing someone to do something and is a component of the compound "cưỡng hiếp."

  • Không được cưỡng bức người khác làm việc họ không muốn. (You must not force others to do what they don't want.)

• Cưỡng đoạt (verb): To seize by force, to usurp.

  • Hắn cưỡng đoạt tài sản của gia đình. (He seized the family's property by force.)

Synonyms

• Hiếp dâm: To rape (the most direct synonym).
• Xâm phạm tình dục: To sexually assault (a broader term that includes rape).

Important Note

• "Cưỡng hiếp" is an extremely serious and sensitive term. It refers to a violent crime. The word itself should be used with utmost care and only in appropriate contexts, such as legal, journalistic, academic, or support-related discussions. It is not a word for casual conversation.