苦し紛れ - JP-EN Jisho

苦(くる)し紛(まぎ)れ

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苦(くる)しまぎれ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

(as a) last resort; (driven by) pain; (out of) desperation

oft. as 〜に