Korean word

악몽

Pronunciation

Romanizationangmong

Meaning

  • nounnightmare

Example

어젯밤에 악몽을 꾸었어요.eo jet ppa me ang mong eul kku eo sseo yo

I had a nightmare last night.

Illustration for 악몽 (nightmare)

More examples

요즘 악몽에 시달려서 잠을 잘 못 자요.yo jeum ang mong e si dal lyeo seo cha meul chal mot cha yo

These days, I am plagued by nightmares, so I cannot sleep well.

Core concept

A frightening or deeply unpleasant dream during sleep.

Common phrases

  • 악몽을 꾸다ang mong eul kku da

    have a nightmare

  • 악몽에 시달리다ang mong e si dal li da

    suffer from nightmares

Similar words

꿈kkum: A mental scene or event experienced during sleep.
나쁜 꿈nappeun kkum: A dream during sleep with content that causes discomfort.
무서운 꿈museoun kkum: A dream during sleep with content that causes fear.

Definition in Korean

잠자는 동안 무섭거나 불쾌한 내용을 보는 꿈.cham ja neun tong an mu seop kkeo na pul kwae han nae yong eul po neun kkum

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins elements meaning 'bad' and 'dream', giving the word its literal sense of a bad dream.

Usage tips

  • Korean often uses this noun with a verb meaning to experience a dream, so its natural sentence pattern is not always a direct copy of English phrasing.

Opposites

  • 단꿈tankkumsweet dreamnoun

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