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TOPIK 5verb

배치되다

baechidoeda

배치돼요 · 배치됐어요 · 배치될 거예요 · 배치된 (+noun)

to run counter to, to contradict

Example

그 정책은 헌법 정신에 배치됩니다.

That policy runs counter to the spirit of the constitution.

Word parts

배 turn back치 gallop

Literally 'gallop with backs turned' — heading in opposite directions.

Good to know

A homonym 배치 (different hanja) means 'placement, deployment': 군대가 배치되다.