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TOPIK 5verb

깎아내리다

kkakkanaerida [까까내리다]

깎아내려요 · 깎아내렸어요 · 깎아내릴 거예요 · 깎아내리세요

to belittle, to disparage, to run down

Example

남의 노력을 깎아내리는 말은 하지 마세요.

Don't say things that belittle other people's efforts.

Word parts

깎다 'to shave, cut' + 내리다 'to lower': shaving down someone's worth.

Good to know

Its opposite is 치켜세우다 'to praise to the skies' — one lowers, the other raises.