Korean word

파괴

Pronunciation

Romanizationpagoe

Meaning

  • noundestruction

Example

그 폭발은 건물에 큰 파괴를 가져왔다.keu pok ppa reun keon mu re keun pa goe reul ka jeo wat tta

The explosion caused extensive destruction of the building.

Illustration for 파괴 (destruction)

More examples

무분별한 개발은 환경에 심각한 파괴를 초래한다.mu bun byeol han kae ba reun hwan gyeong e sim ga kan pa goe reul cho rae han da

Indiscriminate development causes severe destruction of the environment.

Core concept

Severe damage leaves a thing or facility broken or unable to serve its purpose and hard to restore.

Common phrases

  • 환경 파괴hwan gyeong pa goe

    environmental destruction

  • 건물 파괴keon mul pa goe

    building destruction

  • 심각한 파괴sim ga kan pa goe

    severe destruction

Similar words

손상sonsang: Damage weakens an object, body part, or reputation and reduces its original value or function.
파손pason: Breakage leaves an object physically incomplete or visibly damaged.
훼손hweson: Damage to a valued object or reputation makes its condition or standing worse.
붕괴punggoe: A supported structure or organized system collapses when its support gives way.

Definition in Korean

사물이나 시설이 부서지거나 기능을 잃어 회복하기 어려운 상태가 되는 일이나 그 결과.sa mu ri na si seo ri pu seo ji geo na ki neung eul i reo hoe bo ka gi eo ryeo un sang tae ga toe neun i ri na keu kyeol gwa

Word origin

The word is a Sino-Korean compound whose parts express breaking and damaging, giving it the sense of serious ruin.

Usage tips

  • It can describe accidental damage as well as a planned teardown, so context shows whether the cause was intentional.

Other meanings

  • demolitionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 파괴하다pagoehadadestroyverb
  • 파괴력pagoeryeokdestructive powernoun
  • 파괴적pagoejeokdestructiveadjective

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