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TOPIK 4noun

악영향

agyeonghyang [아경향]

악영향이 · 악영향을

bad influence, negative effect

Example

잠이 부족하면 건강에 악영향을 줄 수 있어요.

Lack of sleep can have a negative effect on your health.

Word parts

악 bad영 shadow향 echo

악- 'bad' + 영향 'influence'.

Good to know

Pronounced [아경향]: the ㄱ moves over to the next syllable.