nạt nộ

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nạt nộ

Một người lớn không nên nạt nộ trẻ con.

Definition

Verb: - To browbeat; to thunder; to scold or reprimand someone in a loud, harsh, and intimidating manner: The action of shouting at, threatening, or verbally bullying someone to instill fear or force compliance.

Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Ông chủ thường nạt nộ nhân viên. (The boss often browbeats the staff.)
    • Đừng nạt nộ trẻ con như vậy, hãy giải thích cho chúng hiểu. (Don't scold/thunder at children like that; explain it to them instead.)
    • Anh ta nạt nộ tôi chỉ vì một lỗi nhỏ. (He browbeat me over just a small mistake.)
Advanced Usage
  • "hay nạt nộ": having a tendency to browbeat or scold others frequently.
    • Tính anh ấy hay nạt nộ. (He has a browbeating disposition.)
  • The word strongly implies an abuse of power or authority, where the speaker is in a dominant position (like a boss, parent, or official) and uses loud, threatening language to subdue someone weaker or subordinate.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nạt (verb): A shorter, more colloquial form meaning to threaten or bully verbally.
    • Nó chỉ biết nạt người yếu hơn. (He only knows how to bully those who are weaker.)
  • Quát nạt (verb): To yell and browbeat; a compound word combining "quát" (to shout) and "nạt" (to threaten).
    • Cô giáo không bao giờ quát nạt học sinh. (The teacher never yells at/browbeats the students.)
Synonyms
  • La mắng: To scold, to tell off (can be less intense and more about reprimanding).
  • Quát tháo: To yell, to shout angrily.
  • Hăm doạ: To threaten, to intimidate (focuses more on the threat itself).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "nạt nộ" is typically used on its own. However, it can be part of descriptive phrases. - Nạt nộ, doạ dẫm: A common paired phrase meaning "to browbeat and threaten." - Kẻ cường hào nạt nộ, doạ dẫm dân lành. (The local tyrant browbeat and threatened the innocent villagers.)

Related Idioms
  • Cậy quyền nạt nộ: To rely on one's authority/power to browbeat others.
    • Hắn ta chỉ là kẻ cậy quyền nạt nộ mà thôi. (He is just someone who abuses his power to browbeat others.)
nạt nộ

Một người lớn không nên nạt nộ trẻ con.

verb
  1. to browbeat; to thunder