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TOPIK 6noun

번민

beonmin

번민이 · 번민을

anguish, mental agony, torment

Example

그는 밤새 번민에 잠겨 잠을 이루지 못했습니다.

He was lost in anguish all night and couldn't sleep.

Word parts

번 vexed민 distressed

Literally 'vexed and choked up.'

Good to know

Literary; in conversation people say 고민.