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TOPIK 5verb

두둔하다

dudunhada

두둔해요 · 두둔했어요 · 두둔할 거예요 · 두둔하세요

to take someone's side, to stick up for, to defend (often unfairly)

Example

아버지는 늘 막내만 두둔해서 형이 서운해했어요.

Dad always took the youngest's side, so the older brother felt hurt.

Word parts

Its syllables don't help; think of it as 'covering for' someone.

Good to know

Often implies biased defense of someone at fault, unlike principled 옹호하다.