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TOPIK 6verb

와전되다

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와전돼요 · 와전됐어요 · 와전될 거예요 · 와전된 (+noun)

to be misreported, to be distorted (in passing along)

Example

제 말이 와전되어 오해가 생겼어요.

My words got twisted along the way, and a misunderstanding arose.

Word parts

와 distorted전 transmit

Literally 'transmitted with errors', like a game of telephone.