Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disparage: To speak about someone or something in a critical and disrespectful way, aiming to damage their reputation or credibility.
   • To run down: To criticize someone or something unfairly and repeatedly, often with the intent to belittle.
   • To denigrate: To unfairly claim that someone or something is of little worth.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ ghét nhau cứ kích bác nhau hoài. (They dislike each other and disparage one another constantly.)
  • Anh ta không ngừng kích bác thành tích của đồng nghiệp. (He continuously runs down his colleague's achievements.)
  • Đừng kích bác ý tưởng của người khác mà không có lý do chính đáng. (Don't denigrate other people's ideas without a valid reason.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "kích bác" often implies a sustained, deliberate, and sometimes petty effort to undermine someone or their work. It is stronger than casual criticism and carries a negative connotation of ill intent.

Variants and Related Words

• Chê bai (v): To criticize, to find fault with. This is a more general term for criticism, while "kích bác" is more specifically about disparagement.
• Bôi nhọ (v): To defame, to smear. This is stronger than "kích bác" and implies seriously damaging someone's reputation.
• Gièm pha (v): To backbite, to speak ill of someone behind their back.

Synonyms

• Disparage: To represent as being of little worth.
• Belittle: To dismiss someone or something as unimportant.
• Deride: To express contempt for; to ridicule.
• Criticize harshly: To judge with severity.

Related Idioms

• Nói xấu sau lưng: To speak ill behind someone's back. This is a common action that accompanies "kích bác."
• Bới lông tìm vết: To nitpick, to look for faults deliberately. This describes the behavior of someone who seeks to "kích bác" others.

1. Run down, disparage
   • Họ ghét nhau cứ kích bác nhau hoài
     They dislike and disparage each other continously