泣寝入(なきねい)り

叱(しか)りつけた子供(こども)が泣寝入(なきねい)りしていた。

The child who was scolded ended up crying himself to sleep. {crying oneself to sleep, giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation}

泣寝入(なきねい)りするのをやめて、世(よ)に訴(うった)える事(こと)にしました。

I decided to stop accepting the situation meekly, crying myself to sleep, and chose to voice out my grievances to the world. {crying oneself to sleep, giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation}

性(せい)被害(ひがい)に遭(あ)っても泣寝入(なきねい)りせざるを得(え)ない人(ひと)が多(おお)いそうだ。

It seems that many people are compelled to accept a situation where they have suffered sexual harm, even to the point of crying themselves to sleep. {crying oneself to sleep, giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation}

泣寝入(なきねい)りするくらいなら、恥(は)ずかしい思(おも)いをしても訴(うった)えた方(ほう)がマシだ。

Rather than accepting meekly to the point of crying oneself to sleep, it's better to endure the embarrassment and lodge a complaint. {crying oneself to sleep, giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation}

強気(つよき)になれない妹(いもうと)がセクハラされて泣寝入(なきねい)りする様子(ようす)は想像(そうぞう)に難(かた)くない。

It's not hard to imagine my meek younger sister being sexually harassed and crying herself to sleep, being compelled to accept the situation. {crying oneself to sleep, giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation}