tức khí

Anh ấy tức khí vì một lời nói đùa vô ý.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sudden anger due to wounded pride: A state of immediate irritation or hot-tempered anger provoked by a minor offense or slight that hurts one's self-esteem or dignity. It describes a flash of temper stemming from feeling personally slighted.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy vì tức khí mà đánh nhau. (He got into a fight out of sudden, prideful anger.)
  • Đừng hành động khi đang tức khí. (Don't act when you are in a fit of pique.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies that the reaction is disproportionate to the minor cause, driven more by injured vanity than by a serious threat.
• It is frequently used to explain impulsive, regrettable actions taken in the heat of the moment.

Variants and Related Words

• Tức giận (v/adj): to be angry, furious (a more general term for anger, not specifically tied to a slight).
  • Cô ấy tức giận vì bị đối xử bất công. (She is angry because of being treated unfairly.)

Synonyms

• Pique: A sudden feeling of irritation or resentment from wounded pride.
• Umbrage: Offense or annoyance from a perceived slight.
• Frustration: The feeling of being upset or annoyed.

Related Idioms

• Tức khí xung thiên: (Literally: prideful anger soaring to the sky) To be in a towering rage, to be boiling with anger.
  • Nghe tin đó, anh ta tức khí xung thiên. (Upon hearing that news, he flew into a towering rage.)