Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fierce; Intense: Describes a conflict, competition, or struggle that is extremely severe, aggressive, and involves great force or effort.
   • Violent; Brutal: Characterizes an event, action, or situation marked by extreme physical force, intensity, or severity, often causing great damage or suffering.
   • Savage; Ferocious: Pertains to something conducted with extreme and relentless harshness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc chiến trở nên vô cùng khốc liệt. (The war became extremely fierce.)
  • Thị trường công nghệ có sự cạnh tranh khốc liệt. (The technology market has intense competition.)
  • Đó là một trận đánh khốc liệt với nhiều thương vong. (It was a brutal battle with many casualties.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like competition, debate, or effort with a connotation of extreme severity.
  • Cuộc đua vào các trường đại học top đầu rất khốc liệt. (The race to get into top universities is very cutthroat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự khốc liệt (n): The fierceness; the intensity; the brutality.
  • Sự khốc liệt của cơn bão khiến mọi người khiếp sợ. (The ferocity of the storm terrified everyone.)

Synonyms

• Fierce: having or displaying an intense or aggressive nature.
• Violent: using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
• Intense: of extreme force, degree, or strength.
• Brutal: savagely violent.
• Ferocious: savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chiến tranh khốc liệt: Fierce war; brutal warfare.
  • Lịch sử ghi lại những cuộc chiến tranh khốc liệt. (History records brutal wars.)
• Cạnh tranh khốc liệt: Cutthroat competition; fierce rivalry.
  • Công ty phải tồn tại trong môi trường cạnh tranh khốc liệt. (The company must survive in an environment of cutthroat competition.)

adj

1. violent; fierce