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의외 meaning and pronunciation

uioe · being unexpected

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 71920
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 의ː외, 의ː웨Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    전혀 예상하거나 생각하지 못한 것.

    English: being unexpected — Something that one did not expect or think of.

    Examples

    • 의외의 결과.
    • 의외의 대답.
    • 의외의 사건.
    • 의외의 사실.
    • 의외의 효과.
    • 당연히 이길 줄 알았던 경기가 의외의 방향으로 흘렀다.
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