いじける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become timid; cower; shrink back; lose one's nerve

Describes a person becoming fearful, losing confidence, or shrinking back emotionally, often due to intimidation or a setback.

• 彼かれは上じょう司しに怒おこられて、すっかりいじけてしまった。

  He was scolded by his boss and became completely timid.

• 失しっ敗ぱいを気きにして、いじけて部屋へやにこもっている。

  Worrying about the failure, he's cowering in his room.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become perverse; become contrary; become warped; become withdrawn

Describes a person turning sullen, stubborn, or emotionally twisted, often as a defensive reaction; can also mean becoming withdrawn and uncommunicative.

• 注ちゅう意いされると、すぐにいじけて口くちをきかなくなる。

  When he's told off, he quickly becomes contrary and stops talking.

• 彼かの女じょは何なにかあると、いじけて自じ分ぶんの殻からに閉とじこもる。

  Whenever something happens, she becomes withdrawn and retreats into her shell.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be cramped; be constrained

Rare, mostly physical sense: describes a space or posture that feels tight, confined, or restrictive. More commonly expressed with other words like 狭苦しい.

• この部屋へやはいじけていて、落おち着つかない。

  This room feels cramped and I can't relax.