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TOPIK 6adjective

머쓱하다

meosseukada [머쓰카다]

머쓱해요 · 머쓱했어요 · 머쓱한 (+noun)

sheepish, awkward, embarrassed

Example

인사를 했는데 아무도 대답을 안 해서 머쓱했어요.

I said hello but nobody answered, so I felt awkward.

Good to know

Pronounced [머쓰카다]; often in 머쓱하게 웃다 'to laugh sheepishly'.