Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disturb / to cause a disturbance: To create noise, commotion, or disorder in a place, disrupting its normal peace or order.
   • To harass / to trouble: To intentionally bother or pester someone, causing them annoyance or distress.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bọn càn quấy khuấy rối hàng phố. (Hooligans disturbed the streets / caused a disturbance in the streets.)
  • Đừng khuấy rối người khác khi họ đang làm việc. (Do not disturb others while they are working.)
  • Một nhóm thanh niên bị bắt vì khuấy rối trật tự công cộng. (A group of youths was arrested for disturbing public order.)

Advanced Usage

• "khuấy rối tinh thần": to cause mental harassment or psychological disturbance.
  • Những cuộc gọi nặc danh đó nhằm khuấy rối tinh thần cô ấy. (Those anonymous calls were meant to harass her psychologically.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quấy rối (v): to harass, to molest. This is a more common variant, especially in legal or formal contexts like "quấy rối tình dục" (sexual harassment).
  • Hành vi quấy rối nơi công sở là không thể chấp nhận. (Harassment in the workplace is unacceptable.)

Synonyms

• Disturb: to interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of.
• Harass: to annoy or trouble persistently.
• Disrupt: to cause disorder or turmoil in.

Related Idioms

• Khuấy rối an ninh: to disturb security, to breach the peace.
  • Bất kỳ hành vi nào khuấy rối an ninh đều sẽ bị xử lý. (Any act that disturbs security will be dealt with.)

1. Provoke an uproar in, behave rowdily in
   • Bọn càn khuấy rối hàng phố
     Hooligans provoked an uproar in the streets