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“To become contrary” in Japanese

Short answer
いじける ijikeru いじける

To become contrary in Japanese is “いじける” (ijikeru). Full meaning: to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained.

Other ways to say “To become contrary” in Japanese

捩れる nejireru to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary; to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained イジける ijikeru to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained イヂける ijikeru to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained イヂけ ijike to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained いじけ ijike to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained イジけ ijike to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained イヂけん ijiken to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained いじけん ijiken to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained イジけろ ijikero to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained いじけよ ijikeyo to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained いじけれ ijikere to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve; to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn; to be cramped, to be constrained

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