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Adjective
- 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
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
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
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.