Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
기분 탓이다 gi-bun tat-si-da
Dismissing someone's legitimate observation, intuition, or suspicion as mere imagination or paranoia.
What does 기분 탓이다 mean?
기분 탓이다 (gi-bun tat-si-da) means: Dismissing someone's legitimate observation, intuition, or suspicion as mere imagination or paranoia.
Speakers use this phrase to dismiss an event or perception that just occurred. It often follows a moment where someone notices an odd sound, a strange shift in atmosphere, or an unusual behavior in another person. It typically appears as a short standalone sentence or a quick rebuttal.
When used in interpersonal exchanges, this can function as a conversational shield that playfully or defensively invalidates someone's gut feeling. Depending on the tone, it can gently brush off a minor concern or deflect attention away from a real observation.
When used in interpersonal exchanges, this can function as a conversational shield that playfully or defensively invalidates someone's gut feeling. Depending on the tone, it can gently brush off a minor concern or deflect attention away from a real observation.
Other sides of 기분 탓이다
◆ Paranoia Check — Speakers use this phrase internally or in conversation to question their own perceptions when encountering unexpected sounds, strange feelings, or sudden anxieties. It serves as a self-reassurance mechanism to dismiss groundless worries or minor disturbances without making a fuss. Because no formal entries cover this specific combination, its usage relies on the straightforward combination of '기분' (feeling or mood) and '탓' (fault or blame) with the copula.
This can read as an attempt to calm oneself down or brush off a creeping sense of paranoia before it grows into a larger concern, often reflecting a mild self-doubt.
This can read as an attempt to calm oneself down or brush off a creeping sense of paranoia before it grows into a larger concern, often reflecting a mild self-doubt.
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How it's actually used
- 기분 탓이야, 그런 거 안 들렸어.
gi-bun tat-si-ya, geu-reon geo an deul-lyeot-seo.
It's just your imagination, I didn't hear anything like that.
💡 Dismissing someone's claim about hearing an odd sound. - 내가 이상하게 본 거지, 기분 탓일 거야.
nae-ga i-sang-ha-ge bon geo-ji, gi-bun tat-si-il geo-ya.
I must have seen it strangely, it's probably just my imagination.
💡 Self-dismissing one's own observation. - 다 기분 탓이니까 신경 쓰지 마.
da gi-bun tat-si-ni-kka sin-gyeong sseu-ji ma.
It's all in your head, so don't worry about it.
💡 Telling someone to drop a suspicion.
Related words in Social Situations
기(氣)가 살다 Gi-ga salda기싸움 Gi ssaum기가 차다 Giga chada고생하셨습니다 go-saeng-has-yeot-seum-ni-da골치가 아프다 gol-chi-ga a-peu-da