hoảng hồn
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Definition
- Adjective/Verb (used as a predicate): To be extremely frightened, terrified, or startled to the point of losing composure. It describes a state of sudden, intense fear that affects one's mind or spirit.
- Example: Nghe tiếng nổ lớn, nó hoảng hồn bỏ chạy. (Hearing the loud bang, he was terrified and ran away.)
Usage Examples
- (She was terrified when she saw the snake in the bathroom.)
- (Don't startle me like that!)
- (That news terrified the whole family.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm hoảng hồn" / "khiến hoảng hồn": To frighten someone terribly, to cause someone to be terrified.
- Tiếng động lạ trong đêm làm tôi hoảng hồn. (The strange noise at night frightened me terribly.)
- The word "hồn" (soul, spirit) intensifies the meaning, implying the fear penetrates to one's core. It is stronger than just "hoảng" (to be startled/flustered).
Variants and Related Words
- Hoảng (adj/verb): To be startled, flustered, or panicked. "Hoảng hồn" is a more emphatic form.
- Cô ấy hoảng loạn khi bị lạc. (She panicked when she got lost.)
- Kinh hồn (adj/verb): To be soul-terrifying; an even stronger synonym for "hoảng hồn", often used in fixed phrases.
- Một trải nghiệm kinh hồn (A terrifying experience).
Synonyms
- Sợ hãi: To be afraid, fearful.
- Khiếp sợ / Khiếp đảm: To be horrified, dreadfully afraid.
- Bạt vía: (Idiomatic) To be scared out of one's wits.
Related Idioms
- Hoảng hồn bạt vía: To be scared out of one's wits; an intensified phrase combining "hoảng hồn".
- Cảnh tượng ấy khiến mọi người hoảng hồn bạt vía. (That scene scared everyone out of their wits.)
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