충격에서 못 벗어나

What does 충격에서 못 벗어나 mean?

충격에서 못 벗어나 means "I still can’t get over the shock" in Korean.

How it works here

‘못’ is added to ‘충격에서 벗어나다’ to mean being unable to get out of that state. Here, it indicates that the speaker still cannot shake off the effects of the shock.

When it's used

Use ‘충격에서 벗어나다’ when the effects of a major disappointment, surprise, or hurt continue for a long time.

The line

진짜 아직도 그 충격에서 못 벗어나

I really still can’t get over that shock.

This is said when someone has experienced an unexpectedly bad event and still cannot emotionally recover.

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More examples

1. 그 소식을 듣고 며칠 동안 충격에서 못 벗어났어.

   After hearing the news, I couldn’t get over the shock for several days.

2. 갑작스러운 실패 후에도 그는 한동안 충격에서 벗어나지 못했습니다.

   Even after the sudden failure, he couldn’t get over the shock for quite some time.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

충격에서 못 벗어나

진짜 아직도 그 충격에서 못 벗어나

I really still can’t get over that shock.

• A situation in which someone hears something shocking and immediately forgets it.
• A situation in which someone experiences something pleasant and laughs excitedly.
• A situation in which someone still cannot easily calm down after hearing bad news.

Other words in this line

진짜

Really

아직도

Still; even now

그

That

충격

Shock

못

Unable to; cannot

벗어나다

To escape; to get over