phát điên
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Definition
- Verb (phrase):
- To go crazy, to go mad: To lose control of one's rational mind or behavior, often due to extreme emotion, stress, or mental illness. It describes a sudden onset of madness or irrationality.
- To become furious, to be driven mad (with anger): To become extremely angry, often to the point of losing self-control. This is a very common colloquial usage.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công việc này khiến tôi sắp phát điên mất. (This job is about to make me go crazy.)
- Nghe tin đó, anh ấy phát điên lên vì tức giận. (Hearing that news, he went mad with anger.)
- Đừng làm ồn nữa, tôi phát điên đây! (Stop making noise, I'm going crazy!)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a temporary, reactive state of extreme emotion rather than a permanent clinical condition. It is frequently used for hyperbolic or dramatic effect.
- It can be used reflexively with "lên" (phát điên lên) to emphasize the sudden, outward eruption of emotion.
Variants and Related Words
- Điên (adj/verb): Crazy, mad; to be crazy. The core adjective from which "phát điên" is derived.
- Anh ta có vẻ hơi điên. (He seems a bit crazy.)
- Lên cơn điên (verb phrase): To have a fit of madness/rage. Suggests a more episodic outburst.
- Ông ấy lên cơn điên và đập vỡ mọi thứ. (He had a fit of rage and smashed everything.)
Synonyms
- Go insane: To become mentally deranged.
- Go berserk: To become uncontrollably violent or wild.
- Flip out (slang): To react with extreme, sudden emotion.
- Be driven mad: To be caused to become crazy, often by an external factor.
Related Idioms
- Phát điên phát cuồng: To go completely and utterly crazy; emphasizes an even more intense, frenzied state.
- Họ phát điên phát cuồng vì chiến thắng. (They went absolutely crazy/wild because of the victory.)
- Go crazy, go mad