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더러움 meaning and pronunciation

deoreoum · dirtiness; filthiness

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 47382
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 더ː러움Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    깨끗하지 않은 것. 혹은 깨끗하던 것이 더러워지는 것.

    English: dirtiness; filthiness — The state of not being clean or a clean thing becoming dirty.

    Examples

    • 더러움을 느끼다.
    • 더러움을 싫어하다.
    • 더러움을 씻다.
    • 더러움을 타다.
    • 더러움에 오염되다.
    • 흰색 옷은 더러움이 잘 타서 입을 때마다 빨아야 하는 단점이 있다.
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