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TOPIK 4noun

열등감

yeoldeunggam [열뜽감]

열등감이 · 열등감을

inferiority complex, sense of inferiority

Example

그는 형에 대해 열등감을 가지고 있어요.

He has an inferiority complex about his older brother.

Word parts

열 inferior등 rank, grade감 feeling

Literally 'the feeling of being lower in rank'.

Good to know

Pronounced [열뜽감] — ㄷ becomes tense after ㄹ in Sino-Korean words.