🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

비명

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bimyeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scream/skriːm/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"놀이공원에서 비명이 들렸다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion, such as fear, pain, or excitement.

    "The scream of the roller coaster riders filled the air."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make a loud, high-pitched cry, often as a result of fear or excitement.

    "She screamed when she saw the spider."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'scream' originates from the Old English 'scrēamian', which means to cry out or shout. It has evolved through Middle English as 'screme' and has retained its core meaning of a loud vocal expression of fear, pain, or excitement.

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