tâm bệnh
Definition
- Noun:
- A mental or psychological illness/ailment: A disorder or sickness originating from the mind, emotions, or psyche, often caused by prolonged sadness, worry, or emotional distress.
- A mental complex or fixation: A persistent, often irrational, emotional concern or preoccupation that affects one's thoughts and behavior.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy đang điều trị một tâm bệnh khá phức tạp. (He is being treated for a rather complex mental illness.)
- Sự cô đơn kéo dài có thể dẫn đến tâm bệnh. (Prolonged loneliness can lead to psychological ailments.)
- Sự ghen tuông đó đã trở thành một tâm bệnh của anh ta. (That jealousy has become a fixation of his.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a clinical or serious context to describe conditions like depression, anxiety disorders, or trauma-related illnesses, especially when emphasizing an emotional or psychological origin.
- It can also be used metaphorically in a less clinical sense to describe a deep-seated, unhealthy obsession or worry within a person, group, or even society.
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh tâm thần (n): Mental illness, psychiatric disorder. This is a more direct and common clinical term.
- Khoa bệnh tâm thần ở bệnh viện. (The psychiatric department at the hospital.)
- Rối loạn tâm lý (n): Psychological disorder.
- Cậu bé được chẩn đoán rối loạn tâm lý. (The boy was diagnosed with a psychological disorder.)
Synonyms
- Mental illness
- Psychological disorder
- Neurosis (in some specific contexts)
- Fixation
- Complex
Related Idioms
- Mắc tâm bệnh: To suffer from a mental illness/complex.
- Sau biến cố, ông ấy mắc tâm bệnh. (After the incident, he developed a mental complex.)