악순환

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aksunhwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agsunhwan
McCune–Reischauer?akssunhwan
Yale Romanization?akqswun.hwan

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 惡 (“bad”) + 循環 (“cycle”)

Noun

악순환 • (aksunhwan) (hanja 惡循環)

  1. vicious circle
    그의 빚은 악순환에 빠졌다. ― Geu-ui bij-eun aksunhwan-e ppajeotda. ― His debts fell into a vicious cycle.
Synonyms
  • 악의 고리 (agui gori)
Antonyms
  • 선순환 (seonsunhwan, “virtuous cycle”)
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