ひらきなおる
Hirakinaoru
Other forms: 開きなおる、開き治る
開き直る (Hirakinaoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
Examples
開き直られても困る。
Giving me an attitude won't solve anything.
彼は警官に対して急に開き直った。
He suddenly took a defiant attitude toward the police officer.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).