No. 5,564 in Korean
무마
"무마" means "appeasement" or "settlement" to calm or resolve a situation.
In a sentence
그는 상사의 요구를 무마하려고 노력했다.
He tried to placate his superior's demands.
Here, '무마' means to alleviate or pacify, regarding handling requests diplomatically.
비난을 무마하기 위해 여러 대책을 마련했어요.
We prepared several measures to defuse the criticisms.
In this sentence, '무마' is used in the context of defusing or mitigating criticism.
문제를 무마하는 것은 해결하는 것이 아닙니다.
Pacifying the problem is not the same as resolving it.
The word '무마' here implies temporarily placating or smoothing over an issue rather than completely resolving it.
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