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TOPIK 5noun

권태

gwontae

권태가 · 권태를

boredom, weariness, ennui

Example

매일 같은 일을 하다 보니 권태를 느끼게 되었어요.

Doing the same thing every day, I started to feel weary of it.

Word parts

권 weary태 idle

Literally 'weary and idle'.

Good to know

Couples talk about 권태기, the stage when a relationship feels stale and routine.