Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disturb: To interrupt the peace, quiet, or normal functioning of someone or something, often causing annoyance or inconvenience.
   • To harass: To persistently trouble or bother someone, creating a sense of being pestered or unsettled.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tiếng ồn từ công trường quấy đảo giấc ngủ trưa của tôi. (The noise from the construction site disturbed my afternoon nap.)
  • Đừng quấy đảo anh ấy khi anh ấy đang tập trung làm việc. (Don't disturb him while he is concentrating on his work.)
  • Một số kẻ lạ thường xuyên quấy đảo khu dân cư này. (Some strangers frequently harass this residential area.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a repeated, intentional, or disruptive action that goes beyond a simple, one-time interruption. It can be used in contexts ranging from minor personal annoyances to more serious public disturbances.

Variants and Related Words

• Quấy rầy (v): To bother, to pester. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably in many contexts.
  • Xin lỗi đã quấy rầy bạn. (Sorry for bothering you.)
• Làm phiền (v): To trouble, to inconvenience. This is a more general and common term for causing disturbance.

Synonyms

• Disturb: To interrupt a settled state.
• Harass: To annoy persistently.
• Bother: To cause mild trouble or annoyance.
• Pester: To trouble repeatedly.

Related Idioms

• While "quấy đảo" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is related to expressions about causing trouble.
  • Gây rối trật tự: To disturb the peace/public order.

    • Hành động đó có thể bị coi là gây rối trật tự. (That action could be considered disturbing the peace.)

1. Disturb, derange