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속상하다 meaning and pronunciation

soksanghada · upset

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 15595
Part of speech: 형용사Pronunciation: 속ː쌍하다, 속ː쌍한, 속ː쌍하여, 속ː쌍하니, 속ː쌍함니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    일이 뜻대로 되지 않아 마음이 편하지 않고 괴롭다.

    English: upset — Feeling discomfort and anguish because things do not go one's way.

    Examples

    • 속상한 감정.
    • 속상한 마음.
    • 속상한 일.
    • 속상한 사건.
    • 매우 속상하다.
    • 미정이는 속상한 일이 있으면 밥을 먹지 않는다.
Origin
속傷하다
Categories
인간 > 감정 · 감정, 기분 표현하기

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