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반발하다 meaning and pronunciation

banbalhada · oppose; resist

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 56160
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 반ː발하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어떤 상태나 행동 등에 대하여 반대하다.

    English: oppose; resist — To oppose a state, action, etc.

    Examples

    • 의견에 반발하다.
    • 주장에 반발하다.
    • 강력히 반발하다.
    • 거세게 반발하다.
    • 크게 반발하다.
    • 무단 해고를 감행한 회사에 반발하여 사원들은 시위를 벌였다.
Origin
反撥하다
Categories
사회 생활 > 통신 행위

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