NichiDict

辟易

N1
へきえき
[hekieki]
Illustration for 辟易

Meanings

1.Noun・suruIntransitiveNoun

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

2.Noun・suruIntransitiveNoun

to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to be disconcerted

3.Noun・suruIntransitiveNoun

to wince; to shrink back; to cringe

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Examples

毎朝の満員電車に辟易して自転車通勤に変えた。

Fed up with the packed morning train, they switched to commuting by bicycle.

毎日同じ話を聞かされて、すっかり辟易しました。

I was fed up with that story.

長時間の会議に辟易する思いで参加していました。

I felt unable to bear it.