揺さぶりをかける

• 読み: ゆさぶりをかける
• ローマ字: yusaburi wo kakeru
• 漢字の分解: 揺 (yō/yuru) — to shake, to rock; 掛 (ka/kakeru) — to hang, to apply, to impose
• 発音: /jɯ.sa.bɯ.ɾi.o.ka.ke.ɾɯ/

意味

To shake up; to rock; to apply psychological or physical pressure in order to unsettle someone. Used both literally and figuratively.

A compound verbal phrase: 揺さぶり (the act of shaking, derived from 揺さぶる) plus をかける (to apply, to impose). The figurative sense is dominant in N1-level usage, referring to destabilising tactics in negotiations, sports, politics, or interpersonal dynamics. It implies deliberate, calculated pressure.

例文

1. 交渉相手に心理的な揺さぶりをかける戦術が功を奏した。
2. 選手たちは相手チームに激しい揺さぶりをかけ、守備の隙を作った。
3. マスコミは政府に継続的な揺さぶりをかけ、世論を動かそうとした。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, negotiations, politics, psychology, journalism

トーン: strategic

起源と歴史

Derived from 揺さぶる (to shake vigorously), itself an intensified form of 揺る (to shake). The addition of をかける (to impose upon) frames the action as a deliberate tactic rather than an incidental disturbance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General