Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bad reputation / ill repute: The negative opinion or standing that a person, group, or entity acquires in the eyes of others, typically due to past actions or behavior considered wrong, immoral, or scandalous.
   • Infamy / notoriety: The state of being widely and unfavorably known for a bad quality or deed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công ty đó đang có tiếng dữ về việc đối xử với nhân viên. (That company has a bad reputation for how it treats employees.)
  • Tiếng dữ về ngôi làng đó khiến mọi người đều sợ hãi. (The ill repute of that village makes everyone afraid.)
  • Anh ta không quan tâm đến tiếng dữ của mình. (He does not care about his notoriety.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies that the negative reputation is widespread and persistent, affecting how the subject is perceived by the community or public.

Variants and Related Words

• Danh tiếng xấu (n): Bad reputation, ill fame. A more direct synonym.
  • Danh tiếng xấu của hắn đã được biết đến khắp nơi. (His ill fame was known everywhere.)

Synonyms

• Ill repute: The condition of being held in low esteem.
• Notoriety: The state of being famous or well-known for something bad.
• Disrepute: The state of being held in low public esteem.

Related Idioms

• Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa: Good news travels fast, bad news travels faster. This proverb highlights how both good and bad reputations spread widely.
  • Cô ấy hiểu rõ câu "tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa". (She understands the saying "good news travels fast, bad news travels faster.")