thù nghịch

Hai quốc gia trước đây thù nghịch nay đã ký hiệp ước hòa bình.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hostile; antagonistic: Describes a state of deep-seated opposition, enmity, or ill will between individuals, groups, or nations. It implies an active, often mutual, feeling of hatred or being an enemy.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai gia đình đó có quan hệ thù nghịch từ nhiều đời. (Those two families have had a hostile relationship for generations.)
  • Họ nhìn nhau bằng ánh mắt thù nghịch. (They looked at each other with hostile eyes.)
  • Cả hai quốc gia đang ở trong tình trạng thù nghịch. (Both nations are in a state of hostility.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe entrenched, serious conflict, rather than a temporary disagreement.

Variants and Related Words

• Thù địch (adj/n): Often used interchangeably with "thù nghịch," but can sometimes imply a more concrete, active enemy status.
  • Hành động thù địch đó đe dọa hòa bình. (That hostile action threatens peace.)

Synonyms

• Hostile: Unfriendly, antagonistic, opposed.
• Antagonistic: Showing or feeling active opposition.
• Inimical: Tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly.

Related Idioms

• Mối thù nghịch truyền kiếp: A feud; a long-standing, often inherited, hostile relationship.
  • Câu chuyện kể về mối thù nghịch truyền kiếp giữa hai dòng họ. (The story tells of a generations-long feud between two clans.)