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Korean learner dictionary

자멸

jamyeol · self-destruction; self-ruin

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 73538
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 자멸Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    스스로의 실수나 잘못으로 자신을 망치거나 멸망함.

    English: self-destruction; self-ruin — The act of ruining or destroying oneself with one's own mistake or fault.

    Examples

    • 국가의 자멸.
    • 인류의 자멸.
    • 자멸 행위.
    • 자멸의 길.
    • 자멸의 운명.
    • 자멸의 위기.
Origin
自滅