Definition

1. Verb (Medical):
   • To collapse (physiologically): To experience a sudden and severe failure of a vital bodily system, especially the cardiovascular or circulatory system. This is a technical medical term.
   • To suffer a breakdown: To undergo a sudden physical or, by extension, moral or spiritual failure or decline.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Medical):
  • Bệnh nhân bị truỵ tim mạch trên đường tới bệnh viện. (The patient suffered cardiovascular collapse on the way to the hospital.)
  • Áp lực công việc khiến anh ấy bị truỵ thần kinh. (Work pressure caused him to have a nervous breakdown.)

Advanced Usage

• "truỵ lạc": to be depraved, to lead a dissolute or decadent life. This is a common figurative extension from the core meaning of "collapse."
  • Lối sống truỵ lạc đã hủy hoại sức khỏe của anh ta. (A depraved lifestyle ruined his health.)

Variants and Related Words

• Truỵ tim (v): to suffer cardiac collapse or failure.

  • Cú sốc quá lớn có thể dẫn đến truỵ tim. (A severe shock can lead to cardiac collapse.)

• Truỵ huyết áp (n): a state of collapsed or very low blood pressure (hypotension).

  • Triệu chứng của sốc là truỵ huyết áp. (A symptom of shock is a drop in blood pressure.)

Synonyms

• Collapse: (medical) to experience sudden physical failure.
• Break down: to cease to function, especially in a neurological or psychological context.
• Fail: (for an organ or system) to stop working properly.

Related Idioms

• Truỵ dạ (archaic/poetic): Literally "collapsed stomach," meaning to be extremely hungry or starving.
  • Đi cả ngày không ăn, chúng tôi đã truỵ dạ. (Walking all day without food, we were starving.)