khiếp đảm
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Terrified; horrified; frightened to death: Describes a state of extreme fear or terror, often to the point of being paralyzed or overwhelmed by it. It implies a fear more intense than simple fright.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tiếng gầm trong bóng tối, nó khiếp đảm. (Hearing the growl in the darkness, he was terrified.)
- Bọn cướp khiếp đảm bỏ chạy khi thấy cảnh sát. (The robbers, horrified, ran away when they saw the police.)
- Cô ấy khiếp đảm trước cảnh tượng đẫm máu. (She was frightened to death by the bloody scene.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary or dramatic contexts to describe profound dread. It can describe the effect something or someone has on others.
- Danh tiếng của vị tướng khiến kẻ thù khiếp đảm. (The general's reputation made the enemy terrified.)
Variants and Related Words
Khiếp sợ (adj/v): to fear; to be afraid. A more general term for fear, but less intense than "khiếp đảm."
- Nó khiếp sợ những con rắn. (He is afraid of snakes.)
Kinh hãi (adj): horrified, appalled. Similar intensity, often used for fear mixed with disgust or shock.
- Mọi người kinh hãi trước tội ác. (People were horrified by the crime.)
Synonyms
- Terrified: filled with extreme fear.
- Horrified: struck with horror.
- Frightened to death: extremely scared.
Related Idioms
- Khiếp đảm run sợ: to tremble in terror. Emphasizes the physical reaction of shaking from fear.
- Tên tội phạm khiếp đảm run sợ trước tòa. (The criminal trembled in terror before the court.)
- Be frightened to death