NichiDict

いじける

[ijikeru]

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to grow timid; to cower; to shrink; to lose one's nerve

2.IchidanIntransitive

to become perverse; to become contrary; to become warped; to become withdrawn

3.IchidanIntransitive

to be cramped; to be constrained

Examples

怒られていじけてしまった。

I cowered after being scolded.

彼は注意されていじけている

He's sulking after being scolded.

狭い部屋でいじけている

I feel cramped in this small room.