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TOPIK 6adjective

소원하다

sowonhada

소원해요 · 소원했어요 · 소원한 (+noun)

estranged, distant (of a relationship)

Example

이사 후에 친구와 점점 소원해졌어요.

After I moved, my friend and I gradually drifted apart.

Word parts

소 sparse원 far

Literally 'sparse and far' apart.

Good to know

Usually 소원해지다 or 관계가 소원하다; don't confuse it with the noun 소원 'a wish'.