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15 words
Korean word
단순변심
Pronunciation
Romanizationtansunbyeonsim
Meaning
- nounwhim
Example
그는 단순변심으로 계획을 바꿨다.keu neun tan sun byeon si meu ro kye hoe geul pa kkwot tta
He changed his plan on a whim.
More examples
SNS에 올리려던 글을 단순변심으로 삭제했다.SNS e ol li ryeo deon keu reul tan sun byeon si meu ro sak jje haet tta
They deleted the post they planned to share on social media on a whim.
Core concept
A light change of mind that is unlikely to last.
Common phrases
단순변심 탓에tan sun byeon sim ta se
because of a whim
단순변심으로 끝나다tan sun byeon si meu ro kkeun na da
end on a whim
Similar words
변심pyeonsim: A reversal caused by a new feeling or decision.
변덕pyeondeok: A pattern of quickly shifting feelings that makes preferences hard to predict.
Definition in Korean
단순변심은 오래가지 않는 가벼운 마음의 변화를 이르는 명사다.tan sun byeon si meun o rae ga ji an neun ka byeo un ma eu mui pyeon hwa reul i reu neun myeong sa da
Word origin
The word combines 단순 (dansun, "simple") with 변심 (byeonsim, "a change of heart") to describe a simple and passing shift in feeling.
Usage tips
- In conversation, it often explains why someone reverses a choice, but it can make that person's new feeling sound unimportant.
Other meanings
- change of heartnoun
Opposites
- 확고한 결심hwakkkohan kyeolsimfirm resolvenoun
- 결단력kyeolttannyeokdecisivenessnoun
Related words
- 변심pyeonsimchange of heartnoun
- 변덕pyeondeokwhimnoun