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반의어反義語/反意語

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「명사」 Noun
• antonym

A word that has the opposite meaning.

linguistics terminology
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 反 (반)
    –to turn back, return, to oppose, to reverse
  • 義 (의)
    –righteousness, justice, moral rightness
  • 語 (어)
    –speech, words, language, to speak
  • 意 (의)
    –intention, meaning, thought, idea, will

Synonyms

  • 공인
    –public approval
  • 둑
    –bank; embankment
  • 명사
    –noun
  • 무시
    –disregard; neglect
  • 바람
    –wind; air; affair; extramarital affair; craze; fashion; palsy; overstatement; exaggeration; hot seat; instigation; false hope; flash
  • 반대말
    –antonym
  • 우뚝
    –high; preeminently; outstandingly; abruptly

Derived words

  • 금연
    –nonsmoking; stop smoking
  • 땅거미
    –dusk; twilight
  • 모르다
    –not know; be unable to; cannot; have no experience of; have never experienced; only care about; be not sure; may; will never know; cannot imagine; not care; does not matter; not realize; not feel; fail to do; would not do
  • 무신론
    –atheism
  • 수입
    –import

Neighboring words in the dictionary

반복되다반복하다반생반석반성반역반영반응반의어반장반점반주반죽반지반짝반짝거리다반짝반짝
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