Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be angry, to get angry: "tức giận" describes the state or action of experiencing strong displeasure, irritation, or hostility, often due to a perceived wrong or injustice.
   • To be furious, to be indignant: It can also indicate a more intense level of anger, often mixed with a sense of righteous outrage.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy tức giận vì bị đối xử bất công. (He got angry because he was treated unfairly.)
  • Đừng tức giận với tôi, tôi chỉ muốn giúp thôi. (Don't be angry with me, I only wanted to help.)
  • Cô ấy tức giận đến mức không nói nên lời. (She was so furious that she was speechless.)

Advanced Usage

• "tức giận bùng lên": anger flares up.
  • Sự phản bội khiến cơn tức giận trong anh bùng lên. (The betrayal caused his anger to flare up.)
• "tức giận đến tím mặt": to be so angry one's face turns purple (idiomatic for extreme anger).
  • Ông chủ tức giận đến tím mặt khi thấy báo cáo. (The boss was so angry his face turned purple when he saw the report.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tức (verb): A more common, slightly less formal synonym for "tức giận," meaning to be angry or annoyed.
  • Tôi rất tức về điều đó. (I am very angry about that.)
• Giận (verb): Another common synonym for "tức giận," meaning to be angry or to hold a grudge.
  • Cô ấy vẫn còn giận anh. (She is still angry with you.)
• Cơn tức giận (noun phrase): A fit/outburst of anger.
  • Anh ta không kiểm soát được cơn tức giận của mình. (He couldn't control his fit of anger.)
• Sự tức giận (noun phrase): The state or feeling of anger.
  • Sự tức giận là một cảm xúc tự nhiên. (Anger is a natural emotion.)

Synonyms

• Phẫn nộ: to be indignant, outraged (often implies moral anger).
• Cáu gắt: to be irritable, short-tempered (implies quick, sharp anger).
• Nổi điên: to fly into a rage, to go crazy with anger (implies loss of control).

Related Idioms

• Tức nổ đom đóm mắt: Literally "so angry fireflies explode in the eyes," meaning to be blindingly, explosively angry.
  • Nghe tin đó, ông ấy tức nổ đom đóm mắt. (Hearing that news, he was blindingly angry.)
• Tức anh ách: To be extremely frustrated and angry, often to the point of feeling choked up.
  • Bị hiểu lầm mà không giải thích được, cô ấy tức anh ách. (Being misunderstood and unable to explain, she was choked with anger.)

verb

1. to be (get angry)