辟易 (hekieki)

wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

辟易 (へきえき, hekieki) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 2

まえがどこまでも強情ごうじょうるなら…. If you continue obstinate, ….かれ彼女かのじょ強情ごうじょう辟易へきえきした. He was daunted by her intransigence .とカーナン強情ごうじょうかえした。

repeated Mr. Kernan obdurately.

彼は人付き合いに辟易している。

He's fed up with socializing.