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TOPIK 5verb

일탈하다

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일탈해요 · 일탈했어요 · 일탈할 거예요 · 일탈하세요

to deviate (from norms), to go astray, to stray

Example

청소년들이 일탈하지 않도록 관심을 가져야 합니다.

We need to pay attention so teenagers don't go astray.

Word parts

일 stray탈 escape

Literally 'stray and slip out' — breaking away from social norms.

Good to know

이탈 = leaving a route or group; 일탈 = breaking rules or routine, e.g. 일상에서의 일탈 'a break from routine'.