유린

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 蹂躪 (“trampling”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yurin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yulin
    McCune–Reischauer?yurin
    Yale Romanization?yulin

    Noun

    유린 • (yurin) (hanja 蹂躪/蹂躙/蹂蹸)

    1. violation; flagrant violation; terrible violation (of human rights, etc.)
      Synonym: 침해(侵害) (chimhae)
      예멘에서 자행되는 인권 유린을 막아야 합니다.
      Yemen-eseo jahaengdoeneun in'gwon yurin-eul magaya hamnida.
      We must stop the human rights violations that are being committed in Yemen.
    2. (figurative) violation, rape
      Synonym: 겁탈(劫奪) (geoptal)
    3. (figurative, sex) wild, unrestrained touching or fondling

    Derived terms

    • 유린(蹂躪)되다 (yurindoeda)
    • 유린(蹂躪)하다 (yurinhada)
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