gây cấn

Bệnh hoạn gây cấn cho việc học tập.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tense, suspenseful, or fraught: Describes a situation, atmosphere, or moment that is filled with tension, anxiety, or dramatic suspense, often due to conflict, danger, or high stakes.
   • Contentious or causing difficulty: Refers to something that creates obstacles, complications, or contentious points, often leading to dispute or strain.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bộ phim có nhiều tình tiết gây cấn. (The film has many suspenseful plot points.)
  • Cuộc đàm phán trở nên rất gây cấn. (The negotiations became very tense.)
  • Vấn đề tài chính gây cấn cho cả gia đình. (The financial issue created difficulties for the whole family.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe narrative tension in stories, competitive moments in sports, or critical phases in conflicts.
  • Phút bù giờ gây cấn của trận đấu. (The tense stoppage time of the match.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự gây cấn (n): The state or quality of being tense or suspenseful.
  • Sự gây cấn của vụ án thu hút người xem. (The suspense of the case attracted viewers.)

Synonyms

• Tense: Characterized by nervousness or suspense.
• Suspenseful: Creating a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty.
• Fraught: Filled with or likely to result in something undesirable, such as tension.
• Contentious: Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Related Idioms

• While "gây cấn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes the core element of idiomatic situations like:
  • Căng như dây đàn: As tense as a taut string. (This idiom describes a similarly tense atmosphere.)