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TOPIK 4adjective

극심하다

geuksimhada [극씸하다]

극심해요 · 극심했어요 · 극심한 (+noun)

extreme, severe, intense

Example

올여름에는 극심한 가뭄이 계속됐습니다.

An extreme drought continued this summer.

Word parts

극 extreme심 severe

Literally 'extremely severe'.

Good to know

Pronounced [극씸하다]; mostly for bad things like 극심한 고통, 극심한 교통 체증.