Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sabotage; to disrupt: The primary meaning of "phá đám" is to intentionally disturb, interrupt, or spoil an activity, event, or atmosphere that others are enjoying or engaged in, causing it to break up or fail.
   • To be a spoilsport; to play the party pooper: This meaning focuses on the person's role in ruining the fun or mood of a social gathering or group activity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng phá đám khi mọi người đang tập trung làm việc. (Don't disrupt when everyone is focusing on work.)
  • Mấy đứa trẻ chạy ồn ào đã phá đám buổi hòa nhạc. (The noisy children running around sabotaged the concert.)
  • Anh ấy luôn phàn nàn và phá đám mọi bữa tiệc. (He always complains and is a spoilsport at every party.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative connotation of selfish or malicious intent to ruin something for others. It can be used in both formal contexts (e.g., sabotaging a business deal) and informal social contexts (e.g., ruining a party's mood).

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ phá đám (n): A spoilsport; a party pooper; a saboteur.
  • Đừng trở thành kẻ phá đám trong cuộc vui. (Don't become the party pooper during the fun.)

Synonyms

• Disrupt: To interrupt an event, activity, or process.
• Spoil: To diminish or destroy the pleasure or quality of something.
• Sabotage: To deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Phá đám tiệc vui: To spoil a joyful party/festivity.
  • Một cuộc gọi điện thoại đã phá đám tiệc vui của họ. (A phone call spoiled their joyful party.)

verb

1. to sabotage