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TOPIK 6verb

낙인찍다

naginjjikda [나긴찍따]

낙인찍어요 · 낙인찍었어요 · 낙인찍을 거예요 · 낙인찍으세요

to brand, to stigmatize, to label

Example

사람들은 그를 배신자로 낙인찍었어요.

People branded him a traitor.

Word parts

낙 brand인 seal

Literally 'press a branding iron': marking someone with a lasting stigma.

Good to know

Pattern: A를 B(으)로 낙인찍다. The passive 낙인찍히다 is very common.