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TOPIK 5verb

동요하다

dongyohada

동요해요 · 동요했어요 · 동요할 거예요 · 동요한 (+noun)

to be shaken, to waver, to be unsettled

Example

갑작스러운 발표에 직원들이 크게 동요했어요.

The employees were greatly shaken by the sudden announcement.

Word parts

동 move요 shake

Literally 'move and shake.'

Good to know

Not the same as 동요 (童謠) 'children's song'; context makes it clear.