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
お前がどこまでも強情を張るなら…. If you continue obstinate, ….彼は彼女の強情に辟易した. He was daunted by her intransigence .とカーナン氏は強情に繰り返した。
repeated Mr. Kernan obdurately.
彼は人付き合いに辟易している。
He's fed up with socializing.