いやいや・否々・否否iyaiya

1. interjectionno!; no no!; no, not at all
   私はいやいやその仕事しごとをした。↗

   I did the work against my will.

• RelatedいやいやNeutralHomophone of 「いやいや」: it describes doing something unwillingly or grudgingly, as in 「嫌々ながら」, whereas 「否々」 is the negative reply 'no, no'.
• Antonym諾々だくだくWrittenOpposite of 「否々」 in terms of compliance: it means following others meekly and obediently, as in 「唯々諾々」. A written/formal word.

Say 「否々」 to deny or decline, as in 「いやいや、とんでもない」. Use 「嫌々」 for doing something reluctantly, and 「唯々諾々」 for meek, unquestioning obedience.

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1. 前まえの発言はつげんを強つよく否定ひていする言葉ことば。