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    3. ドン引き

    ドン引き

    ド​ン​引びき​

    being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    どん引き

    どんびきドンビキ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.), being taken aback, recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.), cringing, being left speechless
    2.
    zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
    filmtelevision

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    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    ド
    do
    Kana
    ン
    n
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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