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TOPIK 5verb

왜곡하다

waegokada [왜고카다]

왜곡해요 · 왜곡했어요 · 왜곡할 거예요 · 왜곡하세요

to distort, to twist, to misrepresent

Example

그 기사는 사실을 왜곡해서 독자들을 오해하게 만들었어요.

That article distorted the facts and misled readers.

Word parts

왜 crooked곡 bent

Literally 'crooked and bent.'

Good to know

Pronounced [왜고카다] — ㄱ plus ㅎ becomes ㅋ.