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TOPIK 6noun

과거사

gwageosa

과거사가 · 과거사를

past history (especially painful or unresolved past events)

Example

두 나라는 과거사 문제로 오랫동안 갈등을 겪어 왔어요.

The two countries have long been in conflict over issues of their past history.

Word parts

과 pass거 go사 history

Literally 'history of what has passed'.

Good to know

In politics it usually means unresolved historical wrongs, as in 과거사 청산 or 과거사 반성.