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TOPIK 6verb

현혹하다

hyeonhokada [현호카다]

현혹해요 · 현혹했어요 · 현혹할 거예요 · 현혹하세요

to dazzle, to bewilder, to lure (deceptively)

Example

사기꾼들은 높은 수익을 약속하며 사람들을 현혹했어요.

The scammers lured people in by promising high returns.

Word parts

현 dazzle혹 confuse

Literally 'dazzle and confuse'.

Good to know

The passive is very common: 광고에 현혹되지 마세요 'Don't be fooled by ads'.