NichiDict

ぎくしゃく

[gikushaku]

Meanings

1.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; stilted

2.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

strained (relations); sour

Examples

二人の関係がぎくしゃくしている。

Their relationship has become awkward.

会話がぎくしゃくして困った。

The conversation was awkwardly stiff.

ぎくしゃくした動きで歩いた。

He walked with jerky movements.