thảm trạng

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A tragic situation or state: A condition or circumstance characterized by extreme suffering, distress, or calamity.
   • A tragic spectacle: A scene or event that is deeply sorrowful and pitiful to witness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiến tranh để lại một thảm trạng cho đất nước. (The war left a tragic situation for the country.)
  • Cảnh tượng sau trận động đất là một thảm trạng. (The scene after the earthquake was a tragic spectacle.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and is often used in written language, journalism, or analytical discourse to describe severe societal, humanitarian, or personal crises.

Variants and Related Words

• Thảm (adj): tragic, pitiful.
• Thảm kịch (n): tragedy (often referring to a tragic play or dramatic event).
• Tình trạng thảm hại (n phrase): a wretched/miserable state.

Synonyms

• Tragedy: An event causing great suffering and distress.
• Catastrophe: A sudden and widespread disaster.
• Calamity: An event causing great damage or distress.

Related Idioms

• While "thảm trạng" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it is used in expressive phrases like:
  • rơi vào thảm trạng: to fall into a tragic state.

    • Vùng đó đã rơi vào thảm trạng sau thiên tai. (That region fell into a tragic state after the natural disaster.)