Korean word

불안하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpuranhada

Meaning

  • adjectiveanxious

Example

내일 면접 때문에 불안해요.nae il myeon jeop ttae mu ne pu ran hae yo

I'm anxious about tomorrow's interview.

Illustration for 불안하다 (anxious)

More examples

새로운 환경이라 아직도 불안해요.sae ro un hwan gyeong i ra a jik tto pu ran hae yo

I'm still anxious because this is a new environment.

Core concept

Inner calm is disturbed by uncertainty about what lies ahead or what is happening now.

Common phrases

  • 불안해서 잠을 못 자요pu ran hae seo cha meul mot cha yo

    be too anxious to sleep

  • 불안하다고 말하다pu ran ha da go mal ha da

    say one is anxious

  • 불안해 죽겠어요pu ran hae chuk kke sseo yo

    be extremely anxious

Similar words

초조하다chojohada: Feeling unable to settle while waiting for an important event or its result.
긴장되다kinjangdoeda: Feeling tense in the mind and body when pressure makes clear action difficult.
걱정스럽다keokjjeongseureoptta: Causing worry because a bad result seems possible.
두렵다turyeoptta: Feeling afraid of danger or a frightening possible outcome.

Definition in Korean

마음이 편안하지 않아 미래나 상황에 대해 걱정하거나 초조함을 느끼는 상태를 이르는 말이다.ma eu mi pyeo nan ha ji a na mi rae na sang hwang e tae hae keok jjeong ha geo na cho jo ha meul neu kki neun sang tae reul i reu neun ma ri da

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation combines the ideas of not being at ease, making it a natural expression for a loss of calm when a situation feels uncertain.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when the cause of the feeling is clear from context, so Korean speakers can use it for a general state of uneasiness without explaining every detail.

Other meanings

  • worriedadjective
  • uneasyadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 불안purananxietynoun
  • 불안감purangamfeeling of anxietynoun
  • 불안정하다puranjeonghadaunstableadjective

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