hồ nghi
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Definition
- Verb:
- To doubt; to suspect: To feel uncertain about the truth, reality, or reliability of something or someone; to think that something may not be true or that someone may not be honest.
- To be skeptical of; to distrust: To have a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is not being truthful, leading to a lack of confidence or trust.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi hồ nghi tính chính xác của thông tin đó. (I doubt the accuracy of that information.)
- Cảnh sát hồ nghi anh ta có liên quan đến vụ án. (The police suspect he is involved in the case.)
- Đừng hồ nghi lòng tốt của cô ấy. (Don't distrust her good intentions.)
Advanced Usage
- "hoài nghi": This is a close synonym, often used in more formal or philosophical contexts to express doubt or skepticism.
- Anh ấy có thái độ hoài nghi với mọi lời hứa. (He has a skeptical attitude toward all promises.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự hồ nghi (n): Doubt, suspicion (the noun form).
- Sự hồ nghi của anh ấy là có cơ sở. (His suspicion is well-founded.)
- Đáng hồ nghi (adj): Doubtful, suspicious, questionable.
- Hành vi đáng hồ nghi của người lạ. (The suspicious behavior of the stranger.)
Synonyms
- Doubt: To be uncertain about.
- Suspect: To think something is likely, especially something bad.
- Distrust: To not trust.
- Be skeptical of: To have doubts about something.
Related Idioms
- Nhìn với ánh mắt hồ nghi: To look with a suspicious/doubtful eye.
- Ông chủ nhìn nhân viên mới với ánh mắt hồ nghi. (The boss looked at the new employee with a suspicious eye.)
verb
- to doubt; to discredit