Vocabulary

안도감

feeling of relief

Meaning

Noun 안도감 (安堵感): a feeling of relief.

Why this form?

안심 — reassurance, relief: a reassured state; 안도감 explicitly names the felt sense of relief.

Hanja

安堵感 — 安 safety/peace + 堵 steadiness + 感 feeling. The characters help remember the modern meaning, which is not limited to a literal reading.

Forms not to confuse

안심

그 말을 듣고 안심했어요. — Those words reassured me.

Examples

안도감이 지민을 스쳐 지나간다. — A feeling of relief washes over Jimin.

얼굴에 안도감이 나타났어요. — Relief appeared on their face.

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