요원해요 · 요원했어요 · 요원한 (+noun)
distant, far off, remote (of a goal)
Example
완전한 평화는 아직 요원해 보입니다.
Complete peace still seems far off.
Word parts
요 distant+원 far
Literally 'distant and far'.
Good to know
Used for goals rather than places: 해결은 아직 요원하다 'a solution is still a long way off'.
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