This is the 13155th most frequent Korean word.
두둔했다
"두둔했다" means "defended" or "stood up for."
In this sentence, 두둔했다 again means 'defended', highlighting the advocacy for someone's actions or intentions.
선생님은 학생들을 두둔했다, 그들이 악의적으로 행동하지 않은 것을 분명히 하면서.
The teacher defended the students, clarifying that they did not act maliciously.
Here 두둔했다 describes the act of public opinion advocating or supporting the celebrity in their situation.
여론은 행동을 비판받은 연예인을 두둔했다.
Public opinion defended the celebrity criticized for their behavior.
두둔했다 is used here to mean 'defended' in context of supporting someone in an argument.