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TOPIK 5noun

울분

ulbun

울분이 · 울분을

pent-up anger, resentment, indignation

Example

억울한 일을 당한 그는 울분을 참을 수 없었어요.

Having been treated unfairly, he couldn't hold back his pent-up anger.

Word parts

울 pent-up분 anger

Literally 'pent-up anger'.

Good to know

Collocation: 울분을 터뜨리다 'let one's pent-up anger burst out'.