ác ngôn
Definition
- Noun:
- Harsh words / Malicious speech: Words that are intentionally cruel, hurtful, or spiteful, spoken to cause emotional pain or damage to someone's reputation.
- Slander / Defamation: False and malicious spoken statements damaging to a person's good name.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đừng để những lời ác ngôn làm tổn thương bạn. (Don't let harsh words hurt you.)
- Cô ấy bị buộc tội phát tán ác ngôn về đồng nghiệp. (She was accused of spreading malicious speech about her colleague.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "ác ngôn" is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe serious verbal abuse, slander, or defamation, distinguishing it from casual insults.
Variants and Related Words
Ác khẩu (n): A direct synonym, also meaning malicious or hurtful speech.
- Tính ác khẩu của anh ta khiến mọi người xa lánh. (His malicious tongue makes people avoid him.)
Lời độc địa (n): Venomous/poisonous words; emphasizes the toxic, harmful nature of the speech.
- Những lời độc địa đó không đáng để bạn bận tâm. (Those venomous words are not worth your concern.)
Synonyms
- Slander: The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
- Defamation: The act of communicating false statements about a person that injure their reputation.
- Vilification: Abusively disparaging speech or writing.
- Invective: Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Related Idioms
Ác khẩu, ác ngôn: Used to emphasize a person's habit of using malicious speech.
- Con người ấy nổi tiếng với ác khẩu, ác ngôn. (That person is notorious for their malicious tongue and harsh words.)
Lưỡi không xương nhiều đường lắt léo: (Proverb: "The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones") Highlights the powerful and often harmful impact of words, closely related to the concept of ác ngôn.
- Nhớ câu "lưỡi không xương nhiều đường lắt léo", đừng dùng ác ngôn với ai. (Remember the saying "the tongue is boneless but it breaks bones," don't use harsh words on anyone.)