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Meanings and definitions of "いやいや"
Definitions
- 嫌々ながら
- with reluctance
- 気の進まないさまの
- in an unwilling manner
- しぶしぶの態度で
- in a grudging manner
Examples
- 彼は彼女に対していやいやながら罪を犯した
- he had sinned against her unwillingly
- 彼は、いやいやすぐ近くのホテルで飲むことに同意した
- he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by