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TOPIK 6noun

허무주의

heomujuui [허무주이]

허무주의가 · 허무주의를

nihilism

Example

그는 전쟁을 겪은 후 깊은 허무주의에 빠졌어요.

After going through the war, he fell into deep nihilism.

Word parts

허 empty무 nothing주 main의 doctrine

Literally 'empty-and-nothing-ism'.

Good to know

The everyday adjective is 허무하다: 인생이 허무해요 (Life feels empty).