막막해요 · 막막했어요 · 막막한 (+noun)
at a loss, hopeless, bleak (not knowing what to do)
Example
직장을 잃고 앞으로 어떻게 살아야 할지 막막했어요.
After losing my job, I had no idea how I was going to get by.
Word parts
막 desert, vast+막 desert, vast
Literally 'vast and vast', like standing in an endless desert with no path.
Good to know
Pronounced [망마카다] — nasalization plus aspiration.
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