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절망하다 meaning and pronunciation

jeolmanghada · despair

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 81776
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 절망하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    바라볼 것이 없게 되어 모든 희망을 버리다.

    English: despair — To abandon any hopes due to dim prospects.

    Examples

    • 절망하고 좌절하다.
    • 현실에 절망하다.
    • 스스로에게 절망하다.
    • 깊이 절망하다.
    • 몹시 절망하다.
    • 언니는 실패에 절망하지 않고 다시 도전했다.
Origin
絕望하다
Categories
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