Definition

Adjective: - Dishonoured; disgraceful: Describes an action, behavior, or situation that is morally dirty, shameful, and brings profound dishonor or humiliation. - Squalid; sordid: Conveys a sense of being morally repulsive, vile, or degraded.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hành động phản bội đó thật nhơ nhuốc. (That act of betrayal was truly disgraceful.)
  • Chúng vướng vào một vụ bê bối nhơ nhuốc. (They were entangled in a sordid scandal.)
  • Lịch sử của tòa lâu đài ấy đầy những trang nhơ nhuốc. (The history of that castle is full of dishonourable chapters.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in formal or literary contexts to express strong moral condemnation. It implies a stain on one's character or reputation that is difficult to cleanse.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhơ (adj): dirty, stained (often morally); less intense than "nhơ nhuốc".
• Nhuốc (adj, archaic): dirty, sullied. Rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese, primarily found in the compound "nhơ nhuốc".

Synonyms

• Disgraceful: bringing shame.
• Shameful: worthy of shame.
• Ignominious: deserving public disgrace.
• Sordid: involving dishonorable actions and motives.

Antonyms

• Vinh quang: glorious, honorable.
• Trong sạch: pure, clean.
• Đáng kính: respectable.

Related Idioms

• Nhơ nhuốc thanh danh: to sully one's good name.
  • Việc làm ấy nhơ nhuốc thanh danh cả dòng họ. (That deed sullied the reputation of the entire family.)

adj

1. dishonoured; disgraceful