Korean learner dictionary
당황하다 meaning and pronunciation
danghwanghada · embarrassed; bewildered; disconcerted
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 64539Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 당황하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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놀라거나 매우 급하여 어떻게 해야 할지를 모르다.
English: embarrassed; bewildered; disconcerted — Not knowing what to do because one is caught off guard or in a big hurry.
Examples
- 당황한 내색.
- 당황한 모습.
- 당황한 표정.
- 사태에 당황하다.
- 상황에 당황하다.
- 선생님은 갑자기 학생들이 복통을 호소하자 당황해서 안절부절못하셨다.
- Origin
- 唐慌/唐惶하다
- Categories
- 인간 > 감정
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