Korean learner dictionary
절망 meaning and pronunciation
jeolmang · despair
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 31705Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 절망Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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바라볼 것이 없게 되어 모든 희망을 버림. 또는 그런 상태.
English: despair — The act of abandoning any hopes due to dim prospects, or such a state.
Examples
- 깊은 절망.
- 절망을 극복하다.
- 절망을 느끼다.
- 절망에 빠지다.
- 절망에 싸이다.
- 절망에 잠기다.
- Origin
- 絕望
- Categories
- 인간 > 감정 · 감정, 기분 표현하기
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