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괴로움 meaning and pronunciation

goeroum · suffering

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 24009
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 괴로움, 궤로움Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    몸이나 마음이 고통스러운 상태. 또는 그런 느낌.

    English: suffering — A state or feeling of pain in one's body or mind.

    Examples

    • 양심의 괴로움.
    • 인생의 괴로움.
    • 정신적 괴로움.
    • 괴로움을 견디다.
    • 괴로움을 달래다.
    • 괴로움을 당하다.
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