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.)

verb

1. to browbeat; to thunder