경멸감

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 輕蔑 (“contempt”) + 感 (“feeling”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋmjʌ̹ɭɡa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [경멸감]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeongmyeolgam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongmyeolgam
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngmyŏlgam
Yale Romanization?	kyengmyel.kam

Noun

경멸감 • (gyeongmyeolgam) (hanja 輕蔑感)

1. feeling of contempt

   할머니가 흘린 돈을 슬쩍 주머니에 챙긴 후, 스스로에 대한 경멸감에 속이 타드는 듯 했다.

   halmeoni-ga heullin don-eul seuljjeok jumeoni-e chaenggin hu, seuseuro-e daehan gyeongmyeolgam-e sog-i tadeuneun deut haetda.

   Having surreptitiously put the money the old woman had dropped into his pocket, it felt as if he were burning inside out of contempt for himself.