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Korean learner dictionary

항거

hanggeo · resistance; defiance; disobedience

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

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 84800
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 항ː거Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    순순히 따르지 않고 맞서서 대들거나 반대함.

    English: resistance; defiance; disobedience — An act of challenging or opposing another person or object without obeying him or her or it passively.

    Examples

    • 농민 항거.
    • 무력 항거.
    • 집단 항거.
    • 민족적 항거.
    • 침략자에 대한 항거.
    • 항거가 일어나다.
Origin
抗拒
Categories
사회 생활 > 사회 활동