Vocab Info

N1 する-verb, Intransitive verb, Noun

辟易(へきえき)to wince, to shrink back, to be stumped, to be disconcerted, to be bored, to be fed up

    Dictionary Definition

    1. する-verb, Intransitive verb, Noun

      1. 1.

        to be fed up (with), to be tired (of), to be bored (with), to be unable to bear

      2. 2.

        to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted

      3. 3.

        to wince, to shrink back, to cringe

    All Forms

    辟易 【へきえき】、ヘキエキ

    Details

      • へ

      • き

      • え

      • き

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    Examples

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    • 子供(こども)のわがままに辟易(へきえき)しています。

      I'm fed up with the child's selfishness.

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    • 僕(ぼく)は毎日(まいにち)同(おな)じご飯(はん)でも辟易(へきえき)しないと思(おも)います。

      Even if I ate the same meal every day, I don't think I'd get fed up with it.

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    • 妻(つま)のあまりの剣幕(けんまく)に、思(おも)わず辟易(へきえき)してしまった。

      I found myself shrinking back at my wife's fierce anger.

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    • 長話(ながばなし)に辟易(へきえき)してつい「いつ終(お)わりますか」と言(い)ってしまった。

      Fed up with the long conversation, I mistakenly said, 'When will this end?'

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    • いつも自慢(じまん)話(ばなし)ばかりしている彼(かれ)のその態度(たいど)には辟易(へきえき)せざるを得(え)ません。

      I can't help but be fed up with his attitude of constant boasting.

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