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TOPIK 5adjective

참혹하다

chamhokada [참호카다]

참혹해요 · 참혹했어요 · 참혹한 (+noun)

gruesome, horrific, atrocious

Example

전쟁의 참혹한 현장이 사진으로 남아 있어요.

The horrific scenes of the war remain in photographs.

Word parts

참 miserable혹 cruel

Literally 'miserable and cruel'.