EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
addiction, obsession...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-ka-GU-mon/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging labis na nakadepende o nahuhumaling sa isang bagay o gawain, na mahirap nang itigil.
EN: addiction, obsession
That state where you tell yourself 'isa na lang' (just one more) episode on Netflix, but it's already 4 AM. It's your relationship with mobile games, coffee, or online shopping. A 'pagkahumaling' that has crossed the line into 'di na healthy'.
From 'pagka-' (state of being) + 'gumon' (addicted).
Carries a strong, often negative, connotation of dependency.
🇵🇭 Mahirap labanan ang pagkagumon sa ipinagbabawal na gamot.
🇺🇸 It is difficult to fight addiction to illegal drugs.
🇵🇭 Nag-aalala na ang kanyang mga magulang sa pagkagumon niya sa online games.
🇺🇸 His parents are already worried about his addiction to online games.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.