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과장하다
과장하다
誇張하다
[ gwajanghada ]
「동사」 Verb
• exaggerate; overstate
To excessively magnify or embellish something compared to what it actually is.
behaviour
Type:
Hybrid
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
誇 (과)
–
to boast, to brag, to exaggerate
張 (장)
–
to stretch, to expand, to display, to open, to spread
Synonyms
부풀리다
–
build up; inflate; swell; exaggerate; overstate
Related words
과장
–
exaggeration
Neighboring words in the dictionary
과실
과연
과외
과일
과일즙
과잉
과자
과장
과장하다
과정
과제
과즙
과학
과학관
과학자
과학적
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