마찰

machal · [마찰]

friction · conflict

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. frictionThe rubbing of one object against another, or the act of doing such a thing.
  2. friction; conflictConflict between people or groups because of their different thoughts or ideas.

Written Forms

마찰Hangul
摩擦Hanja

Examples from Lessons (2)

Such behavior acts as a defense mechanism to reduce unnecessary friction within the organization.

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In particular, friction due to budget shortages continues during the consultation process with the marketing department.

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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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