Korean Conversation · Level 113
15 words
Korean word
의심하다
Pronunciation
Romanizationuisimhada
Meaning
- verbdoubt
Example
그는 내 말을 의심했다.keu neun nae ma reul ui sim haet tta
He doubted what I said.
More examples
나는 그의 말을 의심한다.na neun keu ui ma reul ui sim han da
I doubt what he says.
Core concept
Holding back belief because something seems unconvincing and needs an explanation or proof.
Common phrases
그를 의심하다keu reul ui sim ha da
doubt him
말을 의심하다ma reul ui sim ha da
doubt someone's words
동기를 의심하다tong gi reul ui sim ha da
doubt someone's motives
Similar words
믿지 않다mitjji anta: To not take someone's words or information as true.
의심받다uisimbattta: To be suspected by other people when they think something may be wrong.
의구심을 갖다uigusimeul kattta: To feel uncertain about the truth or correctness of a matter.
Definition in Korean
누군가의 말이나 상황을 곧이곧대로 받아들이지 못하고 증거나 이유를 찾으려는 마음이나 행동을 나타내는 동사이다.nu gun ga ui ma ri na sang hwang eul ko ji got ttae ro pa da deu ri ji mo ta go cheung geo na i yu reul cha jeu ryeo neun ma eu mi na haeng dong eul na ta nae neun tong sa i da
Word origin
The word is a verb made by adding 하다 (hada, "to do") to the Sino-Korean noun 의심 (uisim, "doubt"), so it presents doubt as something someone does.
Usage tips
- A useful conversational distinction is that questioning information need not mean rejecting it, while applying the word to someone may suggest a loss of trust.
Other meanings
- suspectverb
- distrustverb
Opposites
- 믿다mitttabelieveverb
- 확신하다hwakssinhadabe certainverb
Related words
- 의심uisimdoubtnoun
- 의심스럽다uisimseureopttadoubtfuladjective