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)