멘붕

Korean

Etymology

From 멘탈 (mental, “mental”) + 붕괴 (崩壞, bunggoe, “breakdown”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [me̞nbuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [멘붕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	menbung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	menbung
McCune–Reischauer?	menbung
Yale Romanization?	meynpung

Noun

멘붕 • (menbung)

1. (neologism, slang) mental breakdown

   나 지금 멘붕 상태야.

   na jigeum menbung sangtaeya.

   I'm just in a mental breakdown.