Vocabulary
정반대
complete opposite
Meaning
A state or thing that is the complete opposite of something else.
Why this form?
반대 — “opposite, opposition”: a general term; 정반대 stresses a complete contrast.
Forms not to confuse
반대
저는 그 의견에 반대해요. — I disagree with that opinion.
Hanja
正反對 — 正 exact; 反 reverse; 對 opposite. Literally, the exact opposite.
Examples
윤기는 정반대처럼 보인다. — Yoongi seems the complete opposite.
두 사람의 성격은 정반대예요. — Their personalities are complete opposites.