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TOPIK 6noun

위약효과

wiyakhyogwa [위야쿄과]

위약효과가 · 위약효과를

placebo effect

Example

가짜 약을 먹고 좋아졌다면 위약효과일 수도 있어요.

If you got better after taking a fake pill, it may be the placebo effect.

Word parts

위 fake약 medicine효 effect과 result

Literally 'the effect of fake medicine'.

Good to know

Pronounced [위야쿄과] — ㄱ and ㅎ merge into ㅋ.