phẫn uất

Definition

Adjective / State of being:
- To be filled with silent, seething anger or indignation; to be choked with rage. It describes a state of intense, burning resentment or fury that is suppressed and not openly expressed. The anger is internalized, often due to perceived injustice or unfairness, and causes emotional turmoil.

Usage Examples

Adjective / State:
- Anh ấy cảm thấy phẫn uất trước sự bất công đó. (He felt choked with silent indignation at that injustice.)
- Cô ấy nhìn với ánh mắt phẫn uất. (She looked with seething, indignant eyes.)
- Sự kiện đó khiến công chúng vô cùng phẫn uất. (That event made the public boil over with silent anger.)

Advanced Usage

"Lòng phẫn uất": A heart/feeling of seething indignation.
- Lòng phẫn uất* dâng trào trong anh.* (A wave of silent rage surged within him.)
"Sự phẫn uất": The state or feeling of silent indignation.
- Sự phẫn uất* của người dân là điều dễ hiểu.* (The people's silent indignation is understandable.)

Variants and Related Words

Phẫn nộ (adj): Indignant, furious. This is a stronger, more explosive, and often more openly expressed anger compared to the more suppressed phẫn uất.
Uất ức (adj): To feel resentful, bitter, and stifled. It shares the sense of suppressed negative emotion but is generally less intense and more about personal grievance than moral outrage.
Căm phẫn (adj): To feel hatred and indignation. Combines hatred (căm) with indignation (phẫn).

Synonyms

Related Idioms

"Nén lòng phẫn uất": To suppress/contain one's silent indignation.
- Anh ta phải nén lòng phẫn uất* mà chấp nhận.* (He had to choke down his silent rage and accept it.)
"Phẫn uất đến nghẹn lời": To be so indignant that one is speechless.
- Nghe tin, bà ấy phẫn uất đến nghẹn lời. (Upon hearing the news, she was **so indignant she was left speechless.)

Foam with silent anger, boil over with silent indignation, choke with indignation