mất vui
Definition
- Adjective (State/Feeling):
- To lose joy / to become unhappy: Describes the state of having one's happiness or cheerfulness taken away, resulting in a sad or disappointed mood. It refers to a sudden or gradual loss of positive emotion.
- To be spoiled (for enjoyment): Describes a situation, atmosphere, or mood that is ruined, making enjoyment impossible.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Câu chuyện buồn đó làm tôi mất vui. (That sad story made me lose my joy.)
- Thời tiết xấu khiến chuyến dã ngoại mất vui. (The bad weather spoiled the picnic.)
- Đừng giận, kẻo mọi người mất vui. (Don't be angry, or you'll make everyone unhappy.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often describes a reactive emotional state. Something happens (news, an action, an event) that directly causes the joy to disappear.
- It can describe a collective mood, such as a group of people losing their cheerfulness due to a shared circumstance.
Variants and Related Words
- Mất hứng (adj/phrase): to lose interest or enthusiasm, to have one's mood spoiled. This is a close synonym but can be slightly more casual or broader than .
- Lời chỉ trích làm tôi mất hứng làm việc. (The criticism made me lose my enthusiasm for work.)
Synonyms
- To become saddened: to be made sad.
- To have one's spirits dampened: to have one's happiness reduced.
- To be disappointed: to have one's expectations not met, leading to unhappiness.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Làm mất vui: to spoil the fun, to be a killjoy. This is a common construction where is the result of an external agent.
- Hành động của anh ấy làm mất vui cả bữa tiệc. (His actions spoiled the fun for the whole party.)