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TOPIK 4adjective

고통스럽다

gotongseureopda [고통스럽따]

고통스러워요 · 고통스러웠어요 · 고통스러운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

painful, agonizing

Example

사랑하는 사람과 헤어지는 것은 정말 고통스러워요.

Breaking up with someone you love is truly painful.

Word parts

고 bitter통 pain

고통 'suffering' + -스럽다 'full of'; -스럽다 builds adjectives: 자랑스럽다, 걱정스럽다.