유린

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 蹂躪 (“trampling”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yurin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yulin
McCune–Reischauer?yurin
Yale Romanization?yulin

Noun

유린 • (yurin) (hanja 蹂躪/蹂躙/蹂蹸)

  1. violation; flagrant violation; terrible violation (of human rights, etc.)
    Synonym: 침해(侵害) (chimhae)
    예멘에서 자행되는 인권 유린을 막아야 합니다.
    Yemen-eseo jahaengdoeneun in'gwon yurin-eul magaya hamnida.
    We must stop the human rights violations that are being committed in Yemen.
  2. (figurative) violation, rape
    Synonym: 겁탈(劫奪) (geoptal)
  3. (figurative, sex) wild, unrestrained touching or fondling

Derived terms

  • 유린(蹂躪)되다 (yurindoeda)
  • 유린(蹂躪)하다 (yurinhada)
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