気け圧おされる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be overawed; be overwhelmed; be intimidated

Describes feeling psychologically pressured or daunted by someone's presence, authority, or atmosphere, causing one to shrink back or lose confidence.

彼かれの迫はく力りょくに気け圧おされて、何なにも言いえなかった。
I was so overawed by his forcefulness that I couldn't say anything.

初はじめての会かい議ぎで、部ぶ長ちょうの存そん在ざい感かんに気け圧おされた。

At my first meeting, I was intimidated by the department head's presence.

Written forms

気け圧おされるUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling.
気けおされるUsage15%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
けおされるUsage4%
気け押おされる
Alternate kanji spelling using 押.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
圧pressure, push, overwhelm
押push, stop, check

Similar words

圧あっ倒とうされる
圧倒される implies being completely overwhelmed or overpowered, often by sheer force or numbers, while 気圧される focuses more on psychological intimidation or being daunted by someone's aura.
萎い縮しゅくする
萎縮する means to shrink back or cower, often physically, whereas 気圧される is more about feeling mentally overwhelmed or cowed.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit, mind') + 圧される (osareru, 'to be pressed, overwhelmed'), the passive form of 圧す (osu, 'to press'). The spelling 気圧される is a standard kanji representation.