Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To have a fit / to fly into a rage: To suddenly experience and display a strong, often uncontrollable, burst of anger or temper.
   • To have an attack / to suffer a paroxysm: To be seized by a sudden, violent onset or recurrence of a symptom, condition, or emotion, such as madness, illness, or intense feeling.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ấy nổi cơn thịnh nộ khi nghe tin. (He flew into a rage when he heard the news.)
  • Bệnh nhân đột nhiên nổi cơn điên. (The patient suddenly had a fit of madness.)
  • Đừng làm nó nổi cơn giận. (Don't make him have a tantrum.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used to describe sudden, explosive emotional or physiological states that are temporary but intense. It implies a loss of control.

Variants and Related Words

• Nổi giận (v): to become angry.
  • Cô ấy nổi giận vì bị phê bình. (She became angry because she was criticized.)
• Cơn giận (n): a fit of anger, a rage.
  • Cơn giận của anh ta thật đáng sợ. (His rage was frightening.)

Synonyms

• To erupt: to burst out suddenly.
• To have an outburst: to express strong emotion suddenly.
• To be seized by a fit: to be suddenly overcome by a strong feeling or condition.

Related Idioms

• Nổi cơn tam bành: to fly into a terrible rage (implies extreme, violent anger).
  • Ông chủ nổi cơn tam bành với nhân viên. (The boss flew into a terrible rage with the employee.)