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실망하다 meaning and pronunciation

silmanghada · be disappointed

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 14090
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 실망하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    기대하던 대로 되지 않아 희망을 잃거나 마음이 몹시 상하다.

    English: be disappointed — To lose hope or feel hurt because something did not work out.

    Examples

    • 실망한 나머지.
    • 실망한 눈치.
    • 실망한 얼굴.
    • 실망한 표정.
    • 거짓말에 실망하다.
    • 경기 내용에 실망하다.
Origin
失望하다
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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