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TOPIK 4noun

서러움

seoreoum

서러움이 · 서러움을

sorrow, feeling of being wronged or left out

Example

아플 때 혼자 있으니까 서러움이 밀려왔어요.

When I was sick and all alone, a wave of self-pity washed over me.

Word parts

Noun from 서럽다 (to feel sorrowful); the ㅂ becomes 우.