Korean word

시달리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsidallida

Meaning

  • verbbe troubled by

Example

요즘 스트레스에 시달려요.yo jeum seu teu re seu e si dal lyeo yo

Stress has been troubling me lately.

Illustration for 시달리다 (be troubled by)

More examples

요즘 불면증에 시달려요.yo jeum pul myeon jeung e si dal lyeo yo

I've been troubled by insomnia lately.

Core concept

A continuing burden weighs on someone because of an outside problem.

Common phrases

  • 스트레스에 시달리다seu teu re seu e si dal li da

    be troubled by stress

  • 불면증에 시달리다pul myeon jeung e si dal li da

    be troubled by insomnia

Similar words

앓다alta: To suffer for a long time from an illness or painful condition.
신경 쓰이다singyeong sseuida: To stay uneasy because something keeps occupying the mind.
괴로워하다koerowohada: To feel deep mental or physical suffering.
고생하다kosaenghada: To struggle through difficulties while trying to manage or solve them.

Definition in Korean

외부 원인(스트레스·질병 등)으로 마음이나 몸이 오랫동안 괴롭고 불편해지는 상태를 나타내는 동사oe bu wo nin seu teu re seu chil byeong teung eu ro ma eu mi na mo mi o raet ttong an koe rop kko pul pyeon hae ji neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

The word's exact historical formation is uncertain, so it is best learned as a single verb for prolonged distress caused by an outside problem.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may choose worry for any concern, but this verb highlights an ongoing burden caused by a problem rather than a single moment of concern.

Other meanings

  • suffer fromverb
  • be tormented byverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 시달림sidallimbeing troublednoun

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