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비웃다 meaning and pronunciation

biutda · laugh mockingly; jeer at; ridicule

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 16009
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 비ː욷따, 비ː우서, 비ː우스니, 비ː운는Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    어떤 사람, 또는 그의 행동을 터무니없거나 어처구니없다고 여겨 흉을 보듯이 기분 나쁘게 웃다.

    English: laugh mockingly; jeer at; ridicule — To laugh at someone displeasingly for doing an absurd or ridiculous act.

    Examples

    • 비웃는 말투.
    • 비웃는 사람들.
    • 비웃는 태도.
    • 비웃는 표정.
    • 남을 비웃다.
    • 사람들이 나의 발표를 비웃으니 기분이 나빴다.
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