思い悩む

Reading

Kana: おもいなやむ

Romaji: omoinayamu

Definition

v5m

vt

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

Kanji

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think

悩

Readings: ノウ、 なや.む、 なや.ます、 なや.ましい、 なやみ

Meanings: trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

Example Sentences

それを思(おも)い悩(なや)んだって無駄(むだ)だよ。

➥It is no use worrying about it.

それを思(おも)い悩(なや)んだって無駄(むだ)だよ。君(くん)にできることは何(なに)もないのだから。

➥It's no use worrying about it. There's nothing you can do.

初(はじ)めてのアレの日(ひ)は、確(たし)かに病気(びょうき)かと二(に)日間(にちかん)ほど誰(だれ)にも言(い)わず思(おも)い悩(なや)んだ記憶(きおく)があります。

➥The first 'that time of the month' I seem to remember worrying that I was ill, without telling anybody, for two days.

彼女(かのじょ)がどんなに思(おも)い悩(なや)んだか君(きみ)にはわからない。

➥You have no idea how distressed she was.

いつまでも思(おもなや)い悩()まないで、とりあえず動(うご)いてみたら。案(あん)ずるより産(う)むが易(やす)しだよ。

➥I'd stop worrying about it and take some action. The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.