sầu thảẳm

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Deeply sorrowful; grievously sad: Describes a profound, intense, and often oppressive state of sadness, grief, or melancholy. It implies a sorrow that is dark, dismal, or tinged with tragedy.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Bộ phim có một kết thúc sầu thảm. (The movie has a deeply sorrowful ending.)
    • Không khí trong căn phòng thật sầu thảm sau tin đó. (The atmosphere in the room was truly grievously sad after that news.)
    • Gương mặt cô ấy lộ vẻ sầu thảm. (Her face showed a deeply sorrowful expression.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word is often used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts to describe emotions, atmospheres, or situations of profound sadness.
  • It can describe not only personal feelings but also the mood of a scene, event, or piece of art.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sầu muộn (adj): sorrowful, melancholic (often less intense than "sầu thảm").
  • Bi thảm (adj): tragic, disastrous (focuses more on the tragic event itself rather than the emotional state).
  • Thảm sầu (adj): a less common variant with the same meaning as "sầu thảm".
Synonyms
  • Mournful: feeling or expressing sorrow.
  • Melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness.
  • Dismal: causing or showing gloom.
  • Grievous: causing or characterized by severe sorrow or distress.
Related Idioms
  • While "sầu thảm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in expressive phrases like (the profound sorrow) or (a deeply sorrowful mood).