악화

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 惡化.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aghwa
McCune–Reischauer?akhwa
Yale Romanization?ak.hwa

Noun[edit]

Derived verbs
Active 악화하다
Passive 악화되다
Causative 악화시키다

악화 (akhwa) (hanja 惡化)

  1. deterioration, degeneration, aggravation, exacerbation
    Antonym: 호전(好轉) (hojeon, improvement)