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TOPIK 5verb

매도하다

maedohada

매도해요 · 매도했어요 · 매도할 거예요 · 매도하세요

to denounce, to condemn, to vilify

Example

일부 언론은 그를 배신자로 매도했습니다.

Some media outlets denounced him as a traitor.

Word parts

매 revile도 topple

Literally 'revile until they topple.'

Good to know

A homonym 매도하다 means 'to sell' in finance (주식을 매도하다); context decides.