Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
背くto run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
All Forms
背く 【そむく】、叛く 【そむく】
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友人との約束に背くことは出来ません。
I cannot go against the promise made with my friend. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
主君に背いた家来たちが処刑されたそうだ。
It seems that the servants who disobeyed their lord were executed. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
妻にまで背かれたので、僕は本当に一人ぼっちです。
Even my wife went against me, so I am truly alone. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
両親の言いつけに背いたのなら、怒られるのも当然のことだ。
If you disobeyed your parents' instructions, it's only natural that you would get scolded. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
ファンの期待に背いたが故にその俳優は多くのファンを失ったのだ。
The actor lost many fans because he ran counter to the fans' expectations. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
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