ระงับ
restrain (an emotion or impulse)
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- 1 restrain (an emotion or impulse)、suppress (anger, excitement, etc.)
- 2 quell (a disturbance)、bring (an incident) under control、contain (a danger)
- 3 suspend (a service, account, or process)、halt (a plan or official action)、stay (a legal action)
- 4 relieve (pain or symptoms)、suppress (a symptom)
This word describes bringing something under control so that it does not intensify, spread, or continue. It is often used for emotions, disturbances, symptoms, services, and official actions, and generally sounds more formal than an everyday word such as หยุด.
restrain (an emotion or impulse)、suppress (anger, excitement, etc.)
To keep an emotion, urge, or reaction from growing stronger or being expressed.
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ระงับอารมณ์ raŋáp aarom control one's emotions ระงับอารมณ์ details
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เขาพยายามระงับความโกรธ khǎw phayaayaam raŋáp khwaam kròot He tried to restrain his anger. เขาพยายามระงับความโกรธ details
quell (a disturbance)、bring (an incident) under control、contain (a danger)
To bring a disturbance, conflict, or dangerous situation under control and prevent it from escalating.
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ตำรวจเข้าระงับเหตุ tamrùat khâw raŋáp hèet The police moved in to bring the situation under control. ตำรวจเข้าระงับเหตุ details
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เจ้าหน้าที่ระงับเหตุทะเลาะวิวาทได้ câw nâathîi raŋáp hèet thalɔ́ wíwâat dâay The officers managed to quell the fight. เจ้าหน้าที่ระงับเหตุทะเลาะวิวาทได้ details
suspend (a service, account, or process)、halt (a plan or official action)、stay (a legal action)
To officially stop or suspend a service, process, right, plan, or other authorized activity.
relieve (pain or symptoms)、suppress (a symptom)
To reduce or suppress pain, coughing, or another symptom, especially through medicine or treatment.
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea of ระงับ is to act on something already in motion or in effect and bring it under control so that it does not intensify, spread, or continue. It is commonly used transitively in the pattern ระงับ + object. Its English translation depends on that object: ระงับความโกรธ means “restrain anger,” ระงับเหตุ means “bring an incident under control,” ระงับบัญชี means “suspend an account,” and ระงับอาการปวด means “relieve or suppress pain.” The pattern ระงับการ + action is also common when an activity is officially halted. The word can occur in conversation, but it generally has a formal tone. It is especially frequent in news reporting, law enforcement, government, banking, online services, and medicine.
Usage
It is used when someone controls anger or excitement and when police or staff bring a fight or incident under control. It is also common for court or government orders halting construction or procedures, for banks and service providers suspending cards or accounts, and for medicines that suppress pain, coughing, or other symptoms.
Caution
Even in official contexts, ระงับ does not inherently mean that the suspension is temporary. Use ระงับชั่วคราว when “temporarily suspend” must be explicit. In medical use, it means controlling a symptom; it does not imply curing its underlying cause.
Differences from similar words
1 restrain (an emotion or impulse) synonyms
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ข่ม suggests forcibly pushing down or concealing an emotion. ระงับ is more neutral and focuses on bringing it under control.
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ยับยั้ง broadly means to inhibit, deter, or prevent an action or development. ระงับ is especially common when an existing emotion or force is brought under control.
2 quell (a disturbance) synonyms
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ปราบ strongly suggests defeating or subduing an opponent, often by force. ระงับ focuses on calming or containing a situation and does not necessarily imply force.
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ห้าม is the everyday word for forbidding something or telling someone to stop. ระงับ refers to controlling and calming the disturbance itself.
3 suspend (a service, account, or process) synonyms
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พัก is an everyday word for taking or giving a temporary break. ระงับ suits an official or rule-based suspension and does not by itself specify how long the suspension lasts.
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ยกเลิก means to cancel or abolish something, often ending it altogether. ระงับ stops its operation or effect and is often used when it may later resume.
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หยุด is the common, general word for stopping and can describe people or physical movement. ระงับ is more formal and is often used for the authorized suspension of services, rights, or official processes.
4 relieve (pain or symptoms) synonyms
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บรรเทา focuses on making pain or distress less severe. ระงับ more formally suggests suppressing or controlling the symptom itself.