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TOPIK 5verb

업신여기다

eopsinnyeogida [업씬녀기다]

업신여겨요 · 업신여겼어요 · 업신여길 거예요 · 업신여기세요

to look down on, to despise, to treat with contempt

Example

가난하다고 사람을 업신여기는 것은 옳지 않아요.

It's wrong to look down on people because they're poor.

Word parts

Ends in 여기다 'to regard' — regarding someone as worthless.

Good to know

Pronounced [업씬녀기다] — an extra ㄴ sound is added before 여.