lo âu
Definition
Adjective:
- Anxious, worried: Feeling uneasy, troubled, or concerned about actual or potential problems. It describes a state of mental distress or agitation.
- Apprehensive: A feeling of fear or dread about something that might happen in the future.
Verb (less common):
- To worry, to be anxious: To feel or cause to feel troubled or concerned about something.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy trông rất lo âu về kết quả khám sức khỏe. (She looks very anxious about the medical check-up results.)
- Không khí trong phòng chờ đầy sự lo âu. (The atmosphere in the waiting room was full of anxiety.)
- Verb:
- Đừng lo âu quá, mọi việc sẽ ổn thôi. (Don't worry too much; everything will be fine.)
Advanced Usage
- "lo âu triền miên": chronic anxiety, persistent worry.
- Sự lo âu triền miên có thể ảnh hưởng xấu đến sức khỏe. (Chronic anxiety can adversely affect one's health.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lo lắng (adj/v): worried, to worry. This is a more common, slightly less formal synonym for "lo âu."
- Anh ấy lo lắng về kỳ thi. (He is worried about the exam.)
- Âu lo (adj): anxious, worried. This is a poetic or literary variant with the same meaning as "lo âu."
- Một tâm trạng âu lo. (A mood of anxiety.)
Synonyms
- Anxious: Experiencing worry or unease.
- Worried: Mentally troubled or concerned.
- Apprehensive: Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.
- Concerned: Worried or troubled about a situation.
Related Idioms
- Lo âu chuyện bao đồng: to worry about other people's business unnecessarily; to be a busybody worrier.
- Anh đừng lo âu chuyện bao đồng nữa. (Stop worrying about things that aren't your business.)
- Mặt mày ủ rũ lo âu: to have a face full of worry and sorrow.
- Sau cuộc gọi đó, cô ấy bước ra với mặt mày ủ rũ lo âu. (After that call, she walked out with a face full of worry and sorrow.)