Korean word

방해하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpanghaehada

Meaning

  • verbdisturb

Example

수업 시간에 스마트폰이 방해해요.su eop si ga ne seu ma teu po ni pang hae hae yo

The smartphone is disrupting class.

Illustration for 방해하다 (disturb)

More examples

시끄러운 음악이 업무를 방해해요.si kkeu reo un eu ma gi eom mu reul pang hae hae yo

Loud music is interfering with work.

Core concept

Something gets in the way of a person's focus or a plan and keeps it from going smoothly.

Common phrases

  • 공부를 방해하다kong bu reul pang hae ha da

    interfere with studying

  • 집중을 방해하다chip jjung eul pang hae ha da

    interfere with concentration

  • 진행을 방해하다chin haeng eul pang hae ha da

    interfere with progress

Similar words

가로막다karomaktta: Blocks a path or passage so people or things cannot get through.
방해되다panghaedoeda: Has concentration or progress interrupted by an outside cause.
방해가 되다panghaega toeda: Causes trouble for a task or plan, making progress harder.

Definition in Korean

사람의 집중이나 계획의 실행을 방해하여 결과나 진행을 손상시키는 동사.sa ra mui chip jjung i na kye hoe gui sil haeng eul pang hae ha yeo kyeol gwa na chin haeng eul son sang si ki neun tong sa

Word origin

The word comes from a Sino-Korean term for obstruction combined with a verb-forming element, giving the idea of causing something to be blocked.

Usage tips

  • It can describe a small interruption, such as a ringing phone, or a larger problem that slows a plan, so the context shows how serious the problem is.

Other meanings

  • hinderverb
  • interfere withverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 방해물panghaemulhindrancenoun
  • 방해자panghaejainterferernoun
  • 방해행위panghaehaengwiinterferencenoun

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