Korean learner dictionary
억울하다 meaning and pronunciation
eokulhada · feeling mortified; feeling chagrined
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 15095Part of speech: 형용사Pronunciation: 어굴하다, 어굴한, 어굴하여, 어굴하니, 어굴함니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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잘못한 것도 없이 피해를 입어 속이 상하고 답답하다.
English: feeling mortified; feeling chagrined — Feeling distressed and frustrated because one has suffered damage although one did not do anything wrong.
Examples
- 억울한 누명.
- 억울한 사연.
- 억울한 심정.
- 억울한 죽음.
- 억울한 피해.
- 인터넷에 그들의 억울한 사정을 알려서 사람들의 도움을 받도록 해야 한다.
- Origin
- 抑鬱하다
- Categories
- 인간 > 감정 · 감정, 기분 표현하기
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