Definition

1. Verb:
   • To suspect, to distrust: To have a feeling or belief that someone may be guilty of something wrong or dishonest, or to lack trust in someone or something.
   • To be wary, to be suspicious: To be cautious and unwilling to trust, often based on intuition or incomplete evidence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy luôn nghi kỵ người lạ. (He is always suspicious of strangers.)
  • Cô ấy nghi kỵ động cơ thực sự của đối tác. (She suspects the partner's true motives.)
  • Đừng nghi kỵ lẫn nhau. (Don't distrust each other.)

Advanced Usage

• "nghi kỵ lẫn nhau": to be mutually suspicious, to distrust each other.
  • Hai bên đang nghi kỵ lẫn nhau. (The two sides are mutually suspicious.)
• "tỏ ra nghi kỵ": to show suspicion, to appear distrustful.
  • Anh ta tỏ ra nghi kỵ về đề nghị đó. (He appeared distrustful of that proposal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nghi ngờ (verb): To doubt, to suspect. (Often used more generally for doubt, while "nghi kỵ" implies a stronger sense of distrust or wariness.)
• Hoài nghi (verb): To be skeptical, to doubt. (Focuses more on intellectual doubt or questioning.)
• Ngờ vực (verb): To be suspicious, to distrust. (A close synonym to "nghi kỵ".)

Synonyms

• Ngờ vực: to be suspicious, to distrust.
• Không tin tưởng: to not trust, to distrust.

Related Phrases

• Sự nghi kỵ (noun): Suspicion, distrust.
  • Sự nghi kỵ của anh ấy là có cơ sở. (His suspicion is well-founded.)
• Tính hay nghi kỵ (noun phrase): A suspicious disposition, a tendency to be distrustful.
  • Tính hay nghi kỵ khiến anh ta khó kết bạn. (His suspicious disposition makes it hard for him to make friends.)

Notes on Usage

• "Nghi kỵ" often carries a stronger negative connotation than "nghi ngờ". It implies a deeper, sometimes irrational, distrust or wariness towards someone's intentions or character.
• It is commonly used in contexts involving interpersonal relationships, diplomacy, or situations where trust is lacking.

1. Have suspicion
   • Tính hay nghi kỵ
     To be suspicious in disposition