긴장

ginjang · [긴장]

nervousness · tension · strain

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. nervousness; tensionThe act of being alert without being able to relax.
  2. tension; strainA situation or atmosphere in which two parties are not comfortable in their relationship and are likely to have fight.
  3. tensionA state in which muscles or nerves continue to contract or get excited.

Written Forms

긴장Hangul
緊張Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

I also get very nervous at concert venues.

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The room is filled with tension.

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Aren't you nervous about your first day?

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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