열패감

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 劣敗 (the inferior side's defeat) + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ɭpʰɛɡa̠m] ~ [jʌ̹ɭpʰe̞ɡa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeolpaegam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeolpaegam
McCune–Reischauer?yŏlp'aegam
Yale Romanization?yel.phaykam

Noun

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열패감 (yeolpaegam) (hanja 劣敗感)

  1. feeling of self-inferiority or inadequacy in a competition

Usage notes

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  • 열등감(劣等感) (yeoldeunggam, inferiority complex) is a little more general than 열패감(劣敗感) (yeolpaegam) and does not necessarily involve a context of competition.