Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Confused; chaotic; disordered: Describes a state, situation, or condition that is complicated, lacking order, and difficult to understand or manage due to many intertwined and problematic elements.
   • Troubled; tumultuous: Refers to a period or context marked by instability, unrest, and a lack of safety or peace.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tình hình chính trị đang rất rối ren. (The political situation is very chaotic.)
  • Công việc này rối ren quá, tôi không biết bắt đầu từ đâu. (This work is too confused; I don't know where to start.)
  • Đó là một thời kỳ rối ren trong lịch sử. (That was a troubled period in history.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe complex systems, bureaucracies, or personal affairs that are tangled and inefficient.
  • Hệ thống pháp luật rối ren cản trở sự phát triển. (A confused legal system hinders development.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rối (adj): tangled, messy (often physically, like hair or string; can also be used for situations but is less severe than "rối ren").
  • Sợi chỉ bị rối. (The thread is tangled.)
• Hỗn loạn (adj): chaotic, riotous (often implies more active noise and violence than "rối ren").
  • Đám đông trở nên hỗn loạn. (The crowd became chaotic.)

Synonyms

• Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
• Disordered: Not properly arranged; messy.
• Turbulent: Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable.
• Tangled: Complicated and confused; intertwined.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mớ rối ren: A tangled mess/bundle. Used metaphorically for a complicated problem.
  • Dự án này là một mớ rối ren của các yêu cầu mâu thuẫn. (This project is a tangled mess of conflicting requirements.)

adj

1. confused