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TOPIK 4noun

억울함

eogulham [어굴함]

억울함이 · 억울함을

sense of injustice, feeling wronged

Example

잘못하지 않았는데 혼나서 억울함을 느꼈어요.

I got scolded even though I did nothing wrong, so I felt wronged.

Word parts

억 suppress울 gloomy

Literally 'pressed-down gloom' — the frustration of unfair blame you can't fix.

Good to know

억울해요! is what Koreans say when blamed or punished for something they didn't do.