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TOPIK 6adjective

피폐하다

pipyehada

피폐해요 · 피폐했어요 · 피폐한 (+noun)

exhausted, worn out; impoverished, devastated

Example

오랜 전쟁으로 사람들의 삶이 피폐해졌어요.

People's lives were devastated by the long war.

Word parts

피 tired폐 worn out

Literally 'tired and worn out'.