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외로움 meaning and pronunciation

oeroum · loneliness

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 22157
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 외로움, 웨로움Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    세상에 혼자 있는 것 같은 쓸쓸한 느낌.

    English: loneliness — A solitary feeling of being alone in the world.

    Examples

    • 외로움이 쌓이다.
    • 외로움을 극복하다.
    • 외로움을 느끼다.
    • 외로움을 달래다.
    • 외로움을 이기다.
    • 외로움을 타다.
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