팽배해요 · 팽배했어요 · 팽배할 거예요 · 팽배한 (+noun)
to be pervasive, to be rife (attitudes, feelings)
Example
젊은 층 사이에 미래에 대한 불안감이 팽배해 있어요.
Anxiety about the future is pervasive among young people.
Word parts
팽 surging+배 surging
Originally waves surging powerfully; now a mood swelling through a group.
Good to know
Typically with moods or attitudes: 위기감, 불신감, 회의론이 팽배하다.
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