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TOPIK 5verb

퇴색하다

toesaekada [퇴새카다]

퇴색해요 · 퇴색했어요 · 퇴색할 거예요 · 퇴색한 (+noun)

to fade; to lose its meaning or luster

Example

상업화로 인해 축제의 본래 의미가 퇴색했어요.

Because of commercialization, the festival's original meaning has faded.

Word parts

퇴 retreat색 color

Literally 'color retreating' — like fabric fading in the sun.