Nuance Dictionary / Anxiety & Uncertainty
찝찝하다 jjip-jjip-ha-da
Feeling uneasy, uncomfortable, or suspecting something is slightly wrong
What does 찝찝하다 mean?
찝찝하다 (jjip-jjip-ha-da) means: Feeling uneasy, uncomfortable, or suspecting something is slightly wrong.
Literally describes the feeling of wearing damp socks. Emotionally, it's when you leave the house and can't remember if you locked the door, or when someone accepts your apology but their tone was weird. A lingering, sticky discomfort.
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How it's actually used
- 숙제는 끝냈는데 뭔가 찝찝한 기분이 든다.
sukjeneun kkeutnaenneunde mwonga jjippunhan gibuni deunda.
I finished my homework, but I have this lingering uneasy feeling that something's off.
💡 Captures the sensation of damp socks or an incomplete task. - 현관문을 잠그고 나왔는데 가스불을 껐는지 안 껐는지 기억이 안 나서 너무 찝찝하다.
hyeonggwanmureun jamgeugo nawanneunji gaseubureul kkeonneunji an kkeonneunji gieoki an naseo neomu jipsipsmada.
I locked the front door and came out, but I can't remember if I turned off the gas stove, so I feel so uneasy.
💡 Use when you have a nagging, unresolved worry. - 지하철에 지갑을 두고 내린 건 아닌가 계속 생각이 나서 너무 찝찝하다.
jihachyeore jigabeul dugo naerin geon aninga gyesok saenggagi naseo neomu jjjipjjiphada.
I feel so uneasy and unsettled because I keep wondering if I left my wallet on the subway.
💡 Describes a nagging sense of discomfort or an unresolved worry.
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