Definition

1. Verb:
   • To grow angry: To suddenly become or show strong feelings of displeasure, hostility, or annoyance.
   • To fly into a rage: To become violently angry very quickly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy nổi giận khi nghe tin đó. (He grew angry when he heard that news.)
  • Đừng nổi giận vì chuyện nhỏ. (Don't get angry over a small matter.)
  • Cô giáo nổi giận vì học sinh không làm bài tập. (The teacher flew into a rage because the students didn't do their homework.)

Advanced Usage

• "nổi giận đùng đùng": to flare up in a sudden, intense rage.
  • Ông chủ nổi giận đùng đùng với nhân viên. (The boss flared up in a sudden rage with the employee.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nổi cơn thịnh nộ (v): to fly into a fury; a more intense and formal variant.

  • Vị vua nổi cơn thịnh nộ. (The king flew into a fury.)

• Nổi xung (v): to become enraged; a synonym with a similar meaning.

  • Hắn nổi xung lên đập bàn. (He became enraged and slammed the table.)

Synonyms

• Get angry: To become angry.
• Lose one's temper: To suddenly fail to control one's anger.
• Become enraged: To become extremely angry.

Related Idioms

• Nổi trận lôi đình: to explode with anger, to have a furious outburst (implies a storm of anger).

  • Nghe tin con bỏ học, ông ấy nổi trận lôi đình. (Upon hearing his child quit school, he exploded with anger.)

• Giận đùng đùng: to be in a towering rage (often used with "nổi").

  • Cô ấy giận đùng đùng mà bước đi. (She walked away in a towering rage.)

verb

1. to grow angry