Korean slang profile
과잉근심사회
gwainggeunsimsahoe
A society where risks are perceived as larger than they are, with everyday anxiety and worry.
A society where risks are perceived as larger than they are, with everyday anxiety and worry.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 과잉 근심사회, 과잉 근심 사회
- Earliest source found
- Mar 15, 2016
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
과잉근심사회를 다룬 글을 읽고 확인되지 않은 소식을 반복해서 보는 습관을 돌아봤다.
Reading about 과잉근심사회 made me reflect on repeatedly checking unverified news.
02Documented history
- March 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
세계일보 presents it as a keyword from ‘트렌드 코리아 2016’, describing exaggerated perceptions of risk as incidents are reported in real time. It describes a social phenomenon, not a medical diagnosis. When it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [재테크 레슨] 미래 위한 투자 전략 (세계일보)Published Mar 15, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026