비통해요 · 비통했어요 · 비통한 (+noun)
to be grief-stricken, deeply sorrowful
Example
유족들은 비통한 심정으로 장례식을 치렀습니다.
The bereaved families held the funeral with grief-stricken hearts.
Word parts
비 sad+통 pain
Literally 'sad and painful.'
Good to know
Formal and strong; common in news about deaths and disasters.
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