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Modern Korean Slang & Expressions
죄책감이 들다
joechaekgami deulda
The concept
内疚 / 罪悪感 — Guilt
How Koreans say it
죄책감 = a sense of guilt; 죄책감이 들다 = to feel guilty (the feeling 'arises'). Lighter everyday guilt — say, eating that cake on a diet — is 양심에 찔리다 ('pricked by conscience') or 찔리다 for short.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 거짓말한 게 자꾸 죄책감이 들어. geojinmalhan ge jakku joechaekgami deureo. | I keep feeling guilty about having lied. |
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