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noun[U]
A feeling of shame, embarrassment, or self-conscious discomfort, especially after doing something wrong, awkward, or socially exposed.
bukkeureoum
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the Korean adjective 부끄럽다, “to be ashamed; to be embarrassed,” with the nominalizing ending -음; the ㅂ-irregular stem becomes 부끄러우- before the suffix.
Examples
그는 자신의 실수에 부끄러움을 느꼈다.
geuneun jasine silsue bukkeureoumeul neukkyeotda
He felt ashamed of his mistake.
아이의 얼굴에 부끄러움이 스쳤다.
aiui eolgure bukkeureoumi seuchyeotda
A look of embarrassment passed over the child’s face.
그 말에는 진심 어린 부끄러움이 담겨 있었다.
geu mareneun jinsim eorin bukkeureoumi damgyeo isseotda
Those words contained sincere shame.
Character Breakdown
부
bu
Hangul syllable forming part of the stem; no independent meaning here
끄
kkeu
Hangul syllable forming part of the stem; no independent meaning here
러
reo
Hangul syllable forming part of the adjectival stem 부끄러우-; no independent meaning here
움
um
nominalizing ending syllable, forming an abstract noun
Collocations
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