Korean learner dictionary
과장하다 meaning and pronunciation
gwajanghada · exaggerate; overstate
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 18301Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 과ː장하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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사실에 비해 지나치게 크거나 좋게 부풀려 나타내다.
English: exaggerate; overstate — To excessively magnify or embellish something compared to what it actually is.
Examples
- 과장하는 습관.
- 과장하여 말하다.
- 이야기를 과장하다.
- 실제보다 과장하다.
- 지나치게 과장하다.
- 그 친구는 작은 일도 크게 과장하여 이야기하는 버릇이 있다.
- Origin
- 誇張하다
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 언어 행위
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