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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

냉혈하게

Pronunciation / Transliteration: naenghyeolhage

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
In-cold-blood/ɪn koʊld blʌd/
adverbadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 냉혈하게 범죄를 저질렀다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    Done ruthlessly and deliberately without emotion, passion, or provocation.

    "The criminal shot the guard in cold blood."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by calm, calculated cruelty or premeditation.

    "It was an act of in-cold-blood violence that shocked the community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating from Middle English expressions relating to the humoral theory of medicine, where 'cold blood' signified a lack of passion or emotional agitation. By the 16th and 17th centuries, the phrase evolved to describe acts committed deliberately, without sudden provocation, anger, or remorse.

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