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TOPIK 4adjective

민망하다

minmanghada

민망해요 · 민망했어요 · 민망한 (+noun)

embarrassing, awkward (to see or do); embarrassed

Example

사람들 앞에서 넘어져서 너무 민망했어요.

I fell in front of people, and it was so embarrassing.

Word parts

민 pity망 dazed

Covers both your own embarrassment and secondhand embarrassment watching others.