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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

비호감의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bihogamui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unlikeable/ʌnˈlaɪ.kə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 거만한 태도는 사람들에게 비호감의 인상을 남겼다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not pleasant or friendly; difficult to like or feel affection for.

    "Despite his intelligence, his arrogant attitude made him largely unlikeable to his colleagues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the native Old English prefix 'un-' (meaning not) combined with the adjective 'likeable', which stems from the verb 'like' (from Old English 'līcian', meaning to please) and the suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis', denoting capability). The word emerged in the modern era as a standard derivative to describe qualities that evoke aversion or fail to attract affection.

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