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TOPIK 6adjective

아연하다

ayeonhada

아연해요 · 아연했어요 · 아연한 (+noun)

dumbfounded, speechless

Example

뜻밖의 소식에 모두 아연한 표정을 지었어요.

Everyone looked dumbfounded at the unexpected news.

Word parts

아 mute연 -like

Literally 'mute-like' — struck speechless.

Good to know

Usually in 아연실색하다 'to turn pale with shock'; the homonym 아연 means 'zinc'.