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무서움 meaning and pronunciation

museoum · fear; terror

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 55630
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 무서움Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어떤 대상이 꺼려지거나 무슨 일이 일어날까 겁나는 마음. 또는 그런 느낌.

    English: fear; terror — A feeling of being scared of an object or that something will happen, or such a feeling.

    Examples

    • 무서움을 느끼다.
    • 무서움을 이기다.
    • 무서움을 타다.
    • 무서움에 떨다.
    • 무서움에서 벗어나다.
    • 아이들은 끔찍한 사고 현장을 목격한 뒤 무서움에 떨며 울고 있었다.
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