突きつける
つきつける
Also written 突き付ける
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face)
- to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
Kanji
- 突 thrust. Read as つく.
Example sentences
- 証拠をつきつけられると、彼は自分が罪を犯していることを認めざるをえなかった。
When he was faced with the evidence, he had to admit that he was guilty. - 彼は証拠を突きつけられた。
He was confronted with the evidence. - 彼女は記者に突きつけられた唐突な質問に当惑した様子だった。
She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter. - トムはメアリーの頭に銃を突きつけた。
Tom held the gun to Mary's head.