Definition

1. Noun:

   • Objection; contrary opinion: A statement or feeling of disapproval or opposition; a view or judgment that differs from the established or majority opinion.
   • Criticism; censure: The expression of disapproval or fault-finding based on perceived faults or mistakes.

2. Verb (archaic/formal):

   • To criticize; to censure: To express disapproval of someone or something; to find fault with.
   • To discuss disapprovingly; to gossip against: To talk about someone or something in a critical or disparaging manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Việc làm của anh ấy gây nhiều dị nghị trong công ty. (His actions caused a lot of objection/contrary opinion within the company.)
  • Cô ấy phải đối mặt với những lời dị nghị từ công chúng. (She had to face public criticism/censure.)

• Verb:

  • Mọi người bắt đầu dị nghị về quyết định của lãnh đạo. (People began to criticize the leader's decision.)
  • Thị trấn nhỏ ấy hay dị nghị về hành vi của người lạ. (That small town often gossips against the behavior of strangers.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "dị nghị" carries a formal and somewhat literary tone. It often implies public or communal disapproval and is commonly used in contexts involving social judgment, politics, or moral conduct.
• It frequently appears in written language, such as news reports or formal documents, to describe controversy or dissent.

Variants and Related Words

• Chỉ trích (v/n): to criticize; criticism. (A more common and direct synonym for the critical aspect of "dị nghị".)
• Phản đối (v/n): to oppose; opposition. (Focuses more on the act of objection rather than gossip.)
• Bàn tán (v): to gossip, to discuss. (Neutral or negative, but less formal and not necessarily implying criticism.)

Synonyms

• Objection: an expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition.
• Censure: strong criticism or disapproval.
• Criticism: the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults.
• Dissent: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Gây dị nghị: to cause controversy/to give rise to criticism.
  • Bản hợp đồng bí mật đó đã gây dị nghị. (That secret contract caused controversy.)
• Vướng phải dị nghị: to be subject to criticism/to become entangled in controversy.
  • Dự án mới vướng phải nhiều dị nghị. (The new project is subject to much criticism.)

noun

1. objection; coutrary opinion