gớm guốc
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Repulsive; revolting: Describes something that causes a strong feeling of disgust or aversion, often due to being extremely unpleasant, ugly, or offensive to the senses or morals.
- Ghastly; hideous: Emphasizes an extreme and shocking ugliness or unpleasantness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng ấy có mùi gớm guốc. (That room has a repulsive smell.)
- Bộ trang phục đó trông thật gớm guốc. (That outfit looks truly hideous.)
- Hành động của hắn ta thật gớm guốc. (His actions are truly revolting.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "gớm guốc" is often used for dramatic emphasis and carries a stronger, more colloquial force than its synonym "gớm". It is frequently used in spoken language to express intense disapproval or disgust.
Variants and Related Words
Gớm (adj): Disgusting, awful. A shorter, more common form with a slightly less intense connotation.
- Thời tiết hôm nay gớm quá! (The weather today is awful!)
Gớm ghiếc (adj): Loathsome, abominable. A synonym with similar meaning and intensity to "gớm guốc".
Synonyms
- Repulsive: Arousing intense distaste or disgust.
- Revolting: Causing intense disgust; disgusting.
- Hideous: Extremely ugly or unpleasant.
Related Idioms
- "Gớm guốc quá thể": An intensified phrase meaning "utterly revolting" or "disgusting beyond words."
- Cảnh tượng sau trận động đất gớm guốc quá thể. (The scene after the earthquake was utterly revolting.)
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