JLPT N1 Advanced
余儀なく
Unavoidably forced to take action due to external circumstances.
Readings
Other forms
余儀なくさせる causative form: to force someone to
余儀なくされる passive form: to be forced to
Adverb
Forced to / Unavoidably
Describes a situation where one is compelled to take a specific action, usually undesirable, because no other alternative exists.
Example
悪天候 の ため 、 イベント は 中止 を 余儀なく され ました 。
Due to the bad weather, the event was forced to be cancelled.
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