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후회스럽다 meaning and pronunciation

huhoeseureopda · regretful; remorseful; repentant

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 89269
Part of speech: 형용사Pronunciation: 후ː회스럽따, 후ː훼스럽따, 후ː회스러운, 후ː훼스러운, 후ː회스러워, 후ː훼스러워, 후ː회스러우니, 후ː훼스러우니, 후ː회스럽씀니다, 후ː훼스럽씀니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    이전에 자신이 한 일이 잘못임을 깨닫고 스스로 자신의 잘못을 나무라는 데가 있다.

    English: regretful; remorseful; repentant — Realizing that what one did was wrong and reprimanding oneself for having done it.

    Examples

    • 후회스러운 과거.
    • 지난날이 후회스럽다.
    • 지난 일이 후회스럽다.
    • 행동이 후회스럽다.
    • 평생 후회스럽다.
    • 나는 바보처럼 살았던 지난날들이 후회스럽고 부끄러웠다.
Origin
後悔스럽다
Categories
인간 > 감정 · 감정, 기분 표현하기

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