마지못하다 (ma-ji-mo-ta-da) – to be forced to do something against one’s will
Examples:
그 남자는 여자친구의 부탁마다 마지못해 승낙해서 자주 싸워.
That man is forced to agree to every request his girlfriends makes so they fight often.
한생들은 숙제를 마지못해 하면 공부하는 것에 관심이 별로 없어.
If students are forced against their will to do their homework, they will have very little interest in studying.
