위화감

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 違和感, from 違和 (“disharmony”) + 感 (“sensation”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥiβwa̠ɡa̠m] ~ [yβwa̠ɡa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [위화감]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wihwagam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wihwagam
McCune–Reischauer?wihwagam
Yale Romanization?wihwakam

Noun

위화감 • (wihwagam) (hanja 違和感)

  1. a sense of disharmony or that something does not fit in/is out of place
    숲 한복판에 온통 녹슨 탱크를 보다가, 소녀는 어지럽다시피 위화감이 들었다.
    sup hanbokpan-e ontong nokseun taengkeu-reul bodaga, sonyeo-neun eojireopdasipi wihwagam-i deureotda.
    As the girl gazed at the rust-covered tank in the middle of the forest, she was struck by an almost dizzy feeling of dissonance.
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