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stifling; suffocating

Adjective

  1. 1

    stifling; suffocating

    Feeling stifled or hard to breathe.

    Korean definition: 숨이 막힐 듯하거나 숨쉬기가 어렵다.

    • The lunch Jisu ate in a hurry didn't digest, so her stomach felt heavy and uncomfortable.

    • Minjun felt stifled and wanted to get off the hot bus full of the smell of sweat.

  2. 2

    feeling heavy; feeling uneasy

    Nervous and uncomfortable due to worry or anxiety.

    Korean definition: 근심이나 걱정으로 마음이 초조하고 속이 시원하지 않다.

    • When she thought of her son, who still couldn't find a job after graduating, the mother felt heavy-hearted.

    • Feeling heavy-hearted because of his sick mother, Minjun went up the hill behind the house for some fresh air.

  3. 3

    dull; inflexible

    Behavior or appearance looking bored and rigid, or narrow-minded.

    Korean definition: 마음이 넓지 못하거나 행동이나 모습이 시원스럽지 못하다.

    • He wears glasses and has his hair combed flat, so he looks dull.

    • My uncle has an inflexible personality and stubbornly insists only on his own opinion in any situation.

  4. 4

    stuffy; cramped

    Feeling a lack of air.

    Korean definition: 공간이 좁아 시원한 느낌이 없다.

    • That room, packed with books, had no space even for a person to sit, so it felt cramped.

    • Minjun complained that the computer screen at the office was too small and cramped to work on.