lo ngại
Definition
Verb:
- To be worried or anxious: To feel troubled, uneasy, or concerned about a potential problem or an uncertain outcome.
- To be apprehensive: To have a feeling of fear or unease about something that might happen in the future.
Noun:
- A worry or concern: A feeling of anxiety or a specific cause for this feeling.
- An apprehension: A sense of anxiousness about the future.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi lo ngại về sự an toàn của họ. (I am worried about their safety.)
- Các chuyên gia lo ngại tình hình sẽ xấu đi. (Experts are apprehensive that the situation will worsen.)
- Noun:
- Mối lo ngại lớn nhất của anh ấy là sức khỏe gia đình. (His biggest concern is his family's health.)
- Những lo ngại về kinh tế đang gia tăng. (Economic apprehensions are growing.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal or serious contexts, often stronger than the more common "lo lắng".
- Can be used to describe institutional or public concern.
- Chính phủ bày tỏ lo ngại về an ninh mạng. (The government expressed concern about cybersecurity.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lo lắng (v/n): To worry / a worry. (A more general and common term for worry.)
- Băn khoăn (v): To be pondering or troubled with doubt.
- E ngại (v): To be hesitant or wary, often due to fear of consequences.
Synonyms
- Worry: To feel anxious or troubled.
- Concern: A feeling of worry or care about something.
- Apprehension: Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chứa đầy lo ngại: To be filled with apprehension.
- Bầu không khí chứa đầy lo ngại trước thông báo. (The atmosphere was filled with apprehension before the announcement.)
- Dẹp bỏ lo ngại: To set aside worries.
- Chúng ta cần dẹp bỏ lo ngại và hành động. (We need to set aside our worries and act.)