困こん蹶けつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

being in a difficult position; being in a tight corner

Rare literary term for being in a predicament or bind. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 苦境, 窮地, or ピンチ.

• 彼かれは資し金きん繰ぐりに困こん蹶けつしている。

  He is in a tight corner financially.

• その会かい社しゃは経けい営えいに困こん蹶けつし、倒とう産さんの危き機きに瀕ひんした。

  The company faced a difficult situation in management and was on the verge of bankruptcy.