열패감

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

열패감 • (yeolpaegam) (hanja 劣敗感)

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

Usage notes

  • 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.
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