독

dok · [독]

poison · spite

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. poisonA substance that destroys life or impairs health.
  2. poisonA poisonous medicine that can destroy the life of a human or animal, even with a little amount.
  3. spiteAn extremely fierce, evil energy.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

독 · noun

  1. dok; jarA tall, bulging earthenware jar in which jang, fermented paste, alcoholic beverage, kimchi, etc., are stored.

Written Forms

독Hangul
毒Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

If you get greedy, it is bound to backfire on you.

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Why do you not realize that keeping secrets is poison?

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I worry that my kindness might have actually backfired.

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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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