Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unfounded, baseless, groundless: Refers to something that lacks evidence, justification, or a factual basis. It describes statements, accusations, suspicions, or actions that are not supported by reason or proof.

Usage

• Position: Typically placed before a noun to modify it (e.g., ), or used after a linking verb like (to be).
• Function: Used to critically describe ideas or claims that are asserted without any supporting foundation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những tin đồn đó hoàn toàn vô căn cứ. (Those rumors are completely unfounded.)
  • Đây là một cáo buộc vô căn cứ nhằm làm hại danh tiếng của ông ấy. (This is a baseless accusation intended to harm his reputation.)
  • Sự nghi ngờ của cô ấy là vô căn cứ. (Her suspicion is groundless.)

Advanced Usage

• "vô căn cứ và nguy hiểm": unfounded and dangerous.
  • Lập luận đó vừa vô căn cứ vừa nguy hiểm. (That argument is both unfounded and dangerous.)
• "bị bác bỏ vì vô căn cứ": to be dismissed as unfounded.
  • Yêu cầu của họ đã bị tòa án bác bỏ vì vô căn cứ. (Their claim was dismissed by the court as unfounded.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vô lý (adj): Illogical, unreasonable. (Focuses more on lacking logic rather than evidence).
• Vu khống (v): To slander, to libel. (An action of making a false, damaging statement).
• Bịa đặt (v): To fabricate, to invent (a story). (The act of creating false information).

Synonyms

• Không có cơ sở: Having no basis.
• Vô bằng chứng: Without evidence.
• Bất hợp lý: Unreasonable, irrational (can sometimes overlap in context).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Lời buộc tội vô căn cứ: A baseless accusation.
• Tin đồn vô căn cứ: Unfounded rumors.
• Sợ hãi vô căn cứ: Unfounded fear.

Related Idioms

• "Đổ oan": To wrongly accuse. This idiom implies an unfounded blame or accusation has been placed on someone.
  • Anh ta bị đổ oan cho tội trộm cắp. (He was wrongly accused of theft.)

adj

1. unfounded